Laguna Amaraga to Séron

First step of the O trek, the one we have been dreaming about and planed months ago! About 145 km and 6800 meters of elevation are ahead of us and we can not wait.
We first had to take the bus to Laguna Amarga and although the bus ticket we booked was supposed to bring us to Torres Central (welcome center), we were asked to pay once more for the shuttle there. So we decided to hike there (7 km). About 2 km before the gates 2 nice Columbian workers stopped and asked us spontaneously if we wanted a ride, which we gratefully took.
After a quick coffee at the centre we looked for the way to start; it happens that one needs to actually walk through the souvenir shop to start the trek :)
The first hike day is about 13 km on a pretty flat terrain and the highlights were the beautiful weather, a nice South African family and the wide, slow, turquoise and curvy river.
We arrive at camp Séron, which is not crowded at all and spend a nice evening in the sun, cooking, getting to know the fellow hikers and looking out for pumas.Read more