Up at 7:00 am. When I am traveling I just can't sleep in. We started
to pack for our move to the Mamallena Hostel, about a 30-minute walk
from here. Around noon we said are goodbyes to Ashley as she is on her
way to work at a winery just outside of Bogota. The work is voluntary
and gets no pay, but she does get free room and board. We left for the Mamallena Hostel about the same time as Ashley left.
After settling in to the Mamallena we headed out to an ABM again to withdraw more COP (Colombia Pesos) and then to a money changer to exchange the COP for USD as Panama uses the USD as their currency.
We met with the captain this evening to go over the agenda for the next five days. It turns out that we won't be leaving until the evening of the 22nd. So we have another day in Cartagena to prepare for our departure tomorrow evening. The boat we travel on is a newer 41' catamaran.
There is a resident parrot at the hostel. He is quite a character and everybody gets a great kick out of him. He is free to roam and fly around and has quite a vocabulary which includes a hearty laugh that gets everyone laughing at him. I am including a pic of the hostel as well as a little video of the parrot hanging out with some of the patrons.
After settling in to the Mamallena we headed out to an ABM again to withdraw more COP (Colombia Pesos) and then to a money changer to exchange the COP for USD as Panama uses the USD as their currency.
We met with the captain this evening to go over the agenda for the next five days. It turns out that we won't be leaving until the evening of the 22nd. So we have another day in Cartagena to prepare for our departure tomorrow evening. The boat we travel on is a newer 41' catamaran.
There is a resident parrot at the hostel. He is quite a character and everybody gets a great kick out of him. He is free to roam and fly around and has quite a vocabulary which includes a hearty laugh that gets everyone laughing at him. I am including a pic of the hostel as well as a little video of the parrot hanging out with some of the patrons.
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