The Glorious Coast

Greetings lovely people,

We are back from the jungle, a little torn up but feeling fine!

Baihia Concha

We last left off before embarking on a trip to Santa Marta, a bustling city on the Caribbean coast. We had a nice couple of days there, and although the beach left something to be desired (plenty of garbage and right across the bay from a shipping container yard), we found beautiful sandy spots in the surrounding area- Baihia Concha in Tayrona National Park (this outing included snorkeling without the snorkel- nice fish as long as you could hold your breath!), and then Playa Blanca near the very fun beach town of Rodadero. 





Mulata Hostel was a comfy place to spend a few days, with a spunky tabby cat named Matilinda to keep us company and a pool table and a bar for evening fun. One of our nights we enjoyed a wild thunder storm where the skies opened up while we were still at the hostel, and completely flooded out the courtyard with rain. Great light show after from the upstairs balcony! We weren't far from a more touristy strip, and enjoyed even more the commercial street where the locals roam, with stands packed so tightly on the sidewalks that there's barely enough room for two people to pass each other on the sidewalk between the stands and shops. Blaring music from every storefront, vendors, street food, and motorbikes and vans honking at who knows what as they compete for every turn. It was a great place to eat and do as the locals do. Bolivarin Games were on in Santa Marta, so we passed plenty of groups of athletes around town sporting their nations' colours. It was all fun and games until we saddled up and made our way out to one of our top things to do here in Colombia- a four day trek to the Lost City, or Ciudad Perdita, in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Eeek!  

                                                

Sunset over El Rodadero

Lounging at the peir