South America

August - October 2017

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- Aug 16, 2017
- ⛅ 39 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- Colombia Departamento del Magdalena Santa Marta La Poza Río Mendiguaca 11.273877, -73.86320511°16’26” N 73°51’48” W
El Rio
August 16, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 39 °C
Tubing. Sore feetsies. Lots of mozzies. Beers. Fan. Group dinners. Hell day in santa Marta. Beachy day. Funny Irish couple. Jungle. Roasty toasty. Beautiful!
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- Aug 20, 2017
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- Colombia Departamento de Bolívar Cartagena Alpes 10.396968, -75.47901910°23’49” N 75°28’44” W
Day 4
Cartagena
August 20, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Colonial. V hot. V v hot. Spanish lady with big boobies. No AC. Mega fan fights. Pirates of Caribbean. Walled city. Cafe del mar. Cocktails and sunset. Walking between aircons. 15th century castle. Lovely fish lunch. Epoca coffee and most importantly AC. Friendly.Read more
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- Aug 23, 2017
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Colombia Departamento de Bolívar Punta de Los Gomez 10.17961, -75.74456810°10’47” N 75°44’40” W
Day 7
Isla Grande
August 23, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Pablos haunt. Scuba Steve and Sarah. Secret paradise. Finally some AC. Morning jogs. Relaxy. 4 books. Pool volleyball. Playa libre. Colombian pals & free hotdogs. Pineapple. Sass-sqotch and her omelettes. Spanish guy allergic to t shirts with rubbish body... Falling out of a hammock. Swimming with luminous plankton. Speedboat. Mangroves. Muscling in on French guys selfies.Read more
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- Aug 27, 2017
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 1,472 m
- Colombia Antioquia Medellín Triste Quebrada La Hueso 6.251632, -75.5758916°15’6” N 75°34’33” W
Day 11
Medellin
August 27, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Dorm for 2. Snugglies in a single. Big night out... boozying just the two of us. Pizza. Finally some cool air. City in a basin. Mountains. Green. The city of eternal spring. Friendly Colombians. Panceques and waffles!! Annoying America waitress. Touristing. Nailing the metro. Spanglish. Cable car. Escalators and graffiti art. Favellas. Expensive plaster. Coffee in the square. Weird arty statues. Shiny shoes from a cute old man. Cool fruit man. Weird cheesy ball. Annoying American traveller, stealing his olive oil +/- cider vinegar oops.Read more
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- Aug 28, 2017
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,975 m
- Colombia Quindío Department Salento 4.637433, -75.5733574°38’15” N 75°34’24” W
Day 12
Salento
August 28, 2017 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Coffee! Finally. Cute room. New pals from Lancashire. Pete and Amy. Beautiful town. Cowboys and horses. New cardigan, v snuggly. Lots of crafts. Ailsa trying not to buy them all. Food vans. Jeep willies. Hiking in the Andes. Valle de cocora. Tall trees. Hummingbirds. Rain and mud. Wonky bridges. Lunch with a view. Beers in the sun. Wine in the sun. Sunburn. Indian. Stories. Gunpowder bowls. Girls won! Hangover. Walk. Coffee finca. Poo in the bushes. Pizza. Nightbus to Bogota (fear for our lives).Read more
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- Sep 1, 2017
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 2,821 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Pichincha Itchimbía Ichimbia -0.219067, -78.5045950°13’9” S 78°30’17” W
Day 16
Bogota
September 1, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Sleepy sallys. Lucky bus trips. Macdees. Bloody Barclays. Raging ash at TAME check in. Short trip! Delicious cultural cuisine (Burger King)
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- Sep 2, 2017
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 2,832 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Pichincha Itchimbía Ichimbia -0.219094, -78.5045780°13’9” S 78°30’16” W
Day 17
Quito
September 2, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Croissants. Helado for 50c. Emptied bank account- galapagos. Planning. Percy and Val. GG hungry adventures in old town. Victorious pub quiz- Ailsa got human body temp wrong. $3 for 2 beers at 2850m.
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- Sep 5, 2017
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 5,066 m
- Ecuador Faldas del Cotopaxi -0.669449, -78.4342160°40’10” S 78°26’3” W
Day 20
Cotopaxi
September 5, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Paradise. Lodge. Hammocks. Lots of tea. Lots and lots of banana bread. 5 doggies! New love for daushuands. The love shack/gas chamber/snuggle dungeon. Poo with a view. Jacuzzi. Pizza night (15 slices for ash). Walk to the waterfalls. Giddy up horsey- Jeff and ploddy Moira. Bruised legs. Trotted for about 10 seconds. Bumpy road. Snuggles. 5 blankets. Sunrise over Cotopaxi. Walk up pasachoa (4200m)! Andean plains. Beautiful.Read more
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- Sep 8, 2017
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 39 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Seymour San Cristobal Airport -0.444528, -90.2732650°26’40” S 90°16’24” W
Day 23
Galapagos - day 1
September 8, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A taxi driver that was actually on time. Two flights. Both of us silently shitting our pants we paid 4000 dollars for two pens when no guy with a sign to greet us! 3 course lunch. Charles Darwin giant tortoise centre. Hunners of the buggers. Sea lion on a bench. All aboard the seaman 2... forgot we both get very sea sick. Lots of pills.... making some new old pals.Read more
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- Sep 9, 2017
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 706 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Villamil -0.973786, -91.3924760°58’26” S 91°23’33” W
Day 24
Galapagos - day 2
September 9, 2017 in Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Early breakfast and out on a boat ride, first stop had everything pretty much! Sea lion, penguins, turtles, iguanas, pelicans, cormarants, lots of other birds, boobies (blue footed) - ash laughing all day the name. Snorkelling - I saw a shark! Slightly shitting ourselves about that. Very chilly. Volcano lava walk. Mildly annoying other guests. Hot chocolate. Lots of snacks. Eating 7 times a day. Sea sick snorkelling and farts. Snuggles.Read more
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