Colombian Beaches

Much of our time over the past couple of weeks has been consumed by efforts to confirm shipping of the Troopy to the US. We are stunned how difficult it is been (and we come to the conclusion that there is a great opportunity for someone to establish a half-competent shipping agency). We’ve been less than impressed with the Colombian north coast to this point, so we decide to see what else it has to offer. We head north-west along the Caribbean coastline and eventually end up in the coastal town of Palomino. The beaches still fail to meet Australian standards - the water is pleasant and (very) warm, but far from clear (which is what you get when you have massive rivers spilling into the sea). Palomino is on the backpacker’s route and there are more foreigners in this small town than we have seen since Peru.Read more