Exhausting trip with long layovers, red-eye flights, etc. but we are here and ready to start our Peru adventure.
Arequipa at 7600 ft should acclimatize us for Colca Valley and Puno at >12,000!
Great guide – Rene, and nice group of fellow travelers.
Another nice evening in Santa Marta with delicious meal and spicy ginger mojito at Restaurant El Bistro. Might even have to return tomorrow.
We rode to and from town on the local bus which is quite entertaining in itself. However, on return journey we were “treated” to some Colombian rap all while the driver whizzed through the streets without headlights on!
Bus to town for supplies and dinner at Donde Chucho.
The beach, the warm Caribbean, and the pools are beautiful. We have a large balcony with great views and a/c in the spacious condo. Life is good!
We’ve decided we’re a couple of weirdos! Alone amongst our friends, we get a kick out of careening around the Colombian countryside and through narrow streets packed with cars, pedestrians and anything else, and we actually think it’s fun! The best part is that we didn’t rent a car but took a door to door large mini bus service from Cartagena to our hotel outside Santa Marta!
We just returned from another wild ride too and from Santa Marta to go to grocery store and have dinner. Enough for 48 hours! Relaxation is in store.
A few more photos from Cartagena this morning.
An easy day of travel from Portland to Cartagena, via JFK in 7 hours! Pretty steamy here, as expected, but friendly people and a lovely old city which we’ll explore at length when we return for three nights.
