Today is Ryan's last day in Colombia. He's been here for two weeks and we've covered a lot of territory. I'm absolutely certain that he enjoyed himself and he did comment that Colombia was much better than his expectations, so that's good.
Yesterday we booked a shuttle to Cartagena for Todd and I. Ryan had previously booked a flight from Santa Marta to Bogota for the same day.
Todd sent out some emails regarding a sailboat to Panama and ended up making a reservation for a catamaran for October 22nd for him and I. It will be about a 5-day trip that will take us through the San Blas Islands. I'm looking forward to that trip.
At 10:40 we headed to the front gate of the hostel to wait for our 11:00 a.m. shuttle. Ryan booked a taxi to take him to the airport. The taxi came and got Ryan and we said our goodbyes. Our shuttle showed up at 11:30. The trip on the shuttle to Cartagena was uneventful. On the trip we received a couple of text messages from Ryan and his flight out of Santa Marta was delayed, there was a lot of confusion, he wasn't sure what was going on, but hopefully he makes his connection in Bogota.
We arrived in Cartagena about 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon and checked into our hostel - El Viajero. We headed out for supper shortly after our arrival. It started rainning and boy, did it come down, just cats and dogs. Some of the streets were absolute rivers. We finally chose a fried chicken place but had to wade through the water in the street to get there. It stopped rainning while we ate so we headed back to the hostel through a maze of very tiny streets. We made it with the help of Goggle Maps. We never heard any more from Ryan so we assumed that everything went well for him and he made the necessary connections.
We headed back out in the evening to explore the old city. It is so bustling with people. I was craving ice cream so we stopped at an ice cream place. And as the evening wore on, everything just seemed to get busier. The old city is huge, something similar to Antigua, Guatemala but on a much, much, much larger scale with a great assortment of restaurants and endless, endless shops for browsing and shopping. We passed through several parks, all of which had some sort of entertainment going on, lots of tourists around, and backpackers. It appears it is not a real hotspot for English-speaking tourists as most appeared to be Spanish-type tourists and a lot of the shops, restaurants, hotels and hostels don't offer too much in English.
So I guess that's it for today. Off to bed, and looking forward to tomorrow.
Yesterday we booked a shuttle to Cartagena for Todd and I. Ryan had previously booked a flight from Santa Marta to Bogota for the same day.
Todd sent out some emails regarding a sailboat to Panama and ended up making a reservation for a catamaran for October 22nd for him and I. It will be about a 5-day trip that will take us through the San Blas Islands. I'm looking forward to that trip.
At 10:40 we headed to the front gate of the hostel to wait for our 11:00 a.m. shuttle. Ryan booked a taxi to take him to the airport. The taxi came and got Ryan and we said our goodbyes. Our shuttle showed up at 11:30. The trip on the shuttle to Cartagena was uneventful. On the trip we received a couple of text messages from Ryan and his flight out of Santa Marta was delayed, there was a lot of confusion, he wasn't sure what was going on, but hopefully he makes his connection in Bogota.
We arrived in Cartagena about 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon and checked into our hostel - El Viajero. We headed out for supper shortly after our arrival. It started rainning and boy, did it come down, just cats and dogs. Some of the streets were absolute rivers. We finally chose a fried chicken place but had to wade through the water in the street to get there. It stopped rainning while we ate so we headed back to the hostel through a maze of very tiny streets. We made it with the help of Goggle Maps. We never heard any more from Ryan so we assumed that everything went well for him and he made the necessary connections.
We headed back out in the evening to explore the old city. It is so bustling with people. I was craving ice cream so we stopped at an ice cream place. And as the evening wore on, everything just seemed to get busier. The old city is huge, something similar to Antigua, Guatemala but on a much, much, much larger scale with a great assortment of restaurants and endless, endless shops for browsing and shopping. We passed through several parks, all of which had some sort of entertainment going on, lots of tourists around, and backpackers. It appears it is not a real hotspot for English-speaking tourists as most appeared to be Spanish-type tourists and a lot of the shops, restaurants, hotels and hostels don't offer too much in English.
So I guess that's it for today. Off to bed, and looking forward to tomorrow.
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| An iguana watching us at the hostel |
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| The old city waterfront |
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| Window shopping for Juanita |
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| More window shopping for Juanita |
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| One of many parks in the old city |
Love reading about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteAgree with Mavis!
ReplyDeleteGot Ryan in one piece AND with a bigger belly!!!! How did that happen?
Must be all that beer he drank in Santa Marta, Colombia.
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