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Colombia

1 trip · 22 entries · 2017

Patagonia Part 2, with a little Colombia 14 Dec 2016 – 6 Jan 2017

  1. 14 Dec Sick travel day 12/14 Not sick as in awesome, sick as in I am a big ball of snot right now and people are going to really hate me on the…
  2. 16 Dec The first plate-o-meat in the Chilean Pacific Northwest 12/15 I was woken up at 6:30am because of breakfast. I slept for a solid 7 of the 10 hour flight. Not bad.
  3. 17 Dec The search for Chile's Yosemite and Thermal Baths 12/16 I could have slept longer. The wind and the rain last night soothed me to sleep (the bottle of wine didn't hurt).
  4. 18 Dec No rain today! Happy Birthday to me! 12/17 We can now see the beautiful mountains and lakes! First, we need gas and it's not easy to find out here.
  5. 19 Dec Our first shower and craft beer in Argentina 12/18 Holy fuck the am was a little bit stressful. We hardly slept. We thought the wedding that was happening in the…
  6. 21 Dec Hiking up Cathedral Day 1 12km 12/19 I was a bit drunk last night. We had 3 craft beers in the local craft beer area of town.
  7. 21 Dec Racing the storm Day 2 12/20 I woke up to a gnarly gust of wind rocking our tent early in the morning.
  8. 22 Dec Down the mountain and beers w Americans 12/21 Up and at em this morning with the sunlight from the window we're sleeping next to shinning light in our eyes.
  9. 23 Dec Silence of the lamb 12/22 I had a hangover this am, not surprised. Damn beer will do it every time.
  10. 24 Dec Best steak ever 12/23 Yes that's a strong statement but it's true. We woke up w the bird creating chaos in the trees, they are so damn loud.
  11. 26 Dec Cartegena, street food, beers during mass Merry Xmas! 12/25 It took us a full 24 hours of moving for us to make it from Bariloche to Cartegena, with three different layovers.
  12. 27 Dec Relaxing in Santa Marta 12/26 On the road to Santa Marta, pickup at 7, by the time we picked up everyone in their hotels we left by 8.
  13. 28 Dec Dipping under a waterfall at Playa Blanca 12/27 Up at 6:30 due to going to bed at 9. This hostel was much more quiet, Azul Hotel.
  14. 29 Dec Late night donkey show 12/28 Up at 7 and we went to bed before 9. That would have been a solid night sleep except I had to spend an hour scratching…
  15. 30 Dec Chill recovery day before Isla San Andrés 12/29 Woke up in Santa Marta earley, worried that I was going to have a hangover from hell. I could barely open my eyes.
  16. 31 Dec Comida twilight zone 12/30 Got up kinda early to the airport by 900 after a good breakfast of eggs toast and strawberry juice.
  17. 1 Jan Scuba and New Years San Andrés style 12/31 Up at 8 AM for breakfast that consisted of coffee milk eggs and a breakfast sandwich plus I blueberry liquado.
  18. 2 Jan Island exploring with blowholes 1/1 We woke up at nine this morning after the long night. I surprisingly didn't feel like death since we finished the…
  19. 3 Jan Island time 1/2 Up after 7 since we went to bed hella early due to the hangover.
  20. 4 Jan The last 8 bed hostel... hopefully ever 1/3 Woke up at 8 this am after a questionable nights sleep. We slept on the top bunks head to head.
  21. 5 Jan Russ, want to see the largest mound of mud? 1/4 I slept like shit. I'm pretty sure it's impossible to sleep in Cartagena due to the parties everywhere. Bass runs deep.
  22. 6 Jan Airport sleeping, Medellín, bypassing hundreds at immigration 1/5 One night you enjoy a lovely hotel w a pool, the next you sleep in the airport, literally, on the floor.