Lost City Trek - Day 4
26 февраля, Колумбия
⛅ 18 °C
It's just a routine now; up at 5 am and trekking at 6am . This time we're heading for home. The hike took us alongside a beautiful river and we crossed and recrossed its fast flow. This was a properЧитать далее
Lost City Trek - Day 5
27 февраля, Колумбия
⛅ 21 °C
Our last day and only 5k left to complete the challenge. A time for reflection? Maybe but not for the moment. This experience has to properly sink in first. I'm definitely booking a massage after thisЧитать далее
Santa Marta
28 февраля, Колумбия
⛅ 29 °C
We remain in Santa Marta for another 3 days before travelling to Cartagena by coach. We guessed the Lost City Trek would be tiring so will be moving to a better hotel today. Our current hotel,Читать далее
Santa Marta
1 марта, Колумбия
☀️ 29 °C
" The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta rides up from the Caribbean beaches to Colon and Bolivar peaks at 5,775 metres above sea level. It ascends through narrow valleys with rivers of crystal clearЧитать далее
Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
2 марта, Колумбия
🌬 26 °C
We visited revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar's final home including a museum and botanical gardens. I've included a reference to a really good restaurant, LamArt where we had some standout meals!
Santa Marta to Cartagena
3 марта, Колумбия
☀️ 27 °C
We said goodbye to Santa Marta and boarded our coach t. A long journey but so fascinating just watching life flash by as our coach careened towards Cartagena! We made it and accessed our AirbnbЧитать далее
Getsemani
4 марта, Колумбия
🌬 30 °C
Another interesting area of Cartagena. Great vibe, great food and plenty of Colombian sparkle! We walked around hip Getsemani where laid-back people ( like us!) drink beer and coffee listen to streetЧитать далее
Lazy Days
5 марта
☀️ 30 °C
We finished watching a documentary on Paul McCartney on Amazon that we started last night. An excellent way to begin the day. Showered, dressed then headed for coffee and a large cheese straw at SanЧитать далее
Manzanilla Beach near Cartagena
6 марта, Колумбия
☀️ 31 °C
Manzanilla beach is barely a 25 minute walk from our Airbnb. I ate fish empanadas and then we settled down on loungers and when the mood took us, enjoyed plunging into the Caribbean sea for a while.Читать далее
Return to Bogota
7 марта, Колумбия
☀️ 30 °C
Katherine spent her last few hours of our time here in the museum of Cartagena de Indias whilst I people watched and read my book. Next we head for the airport and Bogota. Safely back in Bogota nowЧитать далее
Bogota
8 марта, Колумбия
☁️ 16 °C
It's a Sunday and there's a market open so it's almost obligatory to take a look.
Bogota Cycle Tour
9 марта, Колумбия
☁️ 16 °C
It's our last full day in Bogota so we took part in a cycle tour around central Bogota. Very enjoyable and as always we were given a host of interesting information! Another great stop for coffeeЧитать далее
Heading for Home
10 марта, Колумбия
☁️ 16 °C
After just over 2 months of adventure it's time for us to go back to the UK. Our plane departs from Bogota at 18:10 local time so we pottered about until our taxi arrived to take us to the airport
Landing in Madrid & London
11 марта, Колумбия
☁️ 13 °C
We travelled 8000 Kms overnight and are about to land in Madrid. The first part of our return journey is almost complete. The morning sun is shining and the snow on the distant mountains looksЧитать далее
