Playa Blanca, Cartagena, 17th - 19th Nov

Sorry, so sorry to anyone who still checks on my travel progress and might be wondering where the devil he's got to.
It's just that I've been a bit off-grid - left both my phone and MacBook in my room (and having a good time it has to be said).
I got an offer that was too good to miss from Jay, the owner/manager where I'm staying to join him, his partner and their friend who helps ruin the place in a Taxi ride to Playa Blanca. This is a spit of land jutting south-west of Cartagena leading to a small town called Barú.
Apparently, the local government have chosen not to provide services to the area, so it's a bit of a 'hippy', beach commune complete with small entrepreneurs and people getting back to a 'simpler' way of living. All of the buildings are just a few steps from the Caribbean Sea and it's absolutely gorgeous.
We stayed the last two of nights with a couple, Juan and Eva, in there 'to be completed' restaurant with rooms. Yep, it was damned basic but kind've fun for a couple of nights. We barbecued food on the beach, swam several times a day, drank and chatted (me mainly listening) until the fab sunset had long disappeared.
On 18th I had a dive with PADI instructor/buddy Taiwana from Ecuador. Pretty good visibility at 10 metres. Felt good to be back underwater
Great times, great people, great memories.
The boat ride back to Cartagena was a drenching, diesel-fumed hell-ride, but we survived.
I hope the attached photos do the place justice.Читать далее