A rowdy weekend

After a few days of rest and relaxation on the beach and on the roof of the hostel, soaking up the sun, writing, reading, listening to podcasts, etc., our peace was rudely disturbed yesterday! We were woken at 5.30am by music coming from next door. The instrumental track was soon joined by a choir singing at the top of their voices. We didn’t mind too much. It was Sunday morning after all. They sounded pretty good, too. 

However, this quite pleasant sound soon morphed into a deafening cacophony of music with a pulsating bass beat that continued all day and well into the evening! I did a bit of writing in the morning, but it was too loud to concentrate on anything!

It has been the same today, too!

The reason is that it's been a holiday weekend to celebrate Dia de la Raza (discovery of America). Families from Cartagena have come to Boquilla in their droves (most of them arriving in brightly coloured party buses to eat, drink, and enjoy the music for two days! I'm sure they'll all be going home tonight unable to hear anything!

A temporary gazebo village appeared on the beach, too, to give everyone shade from the sun.

Our hostel owner assures us it will be back to peace and quiet tomorrow. We won't know as we're going on a trip to the Rosario Islands.Read more