Barichara, Colombia, South America I had a great night’s sleep, and this was the first morning we didn’t have to get out of bed to go to breakfast or anything. Melissa and I could just chill in the room and we met up in Luz Mery’s room around 11am to have some fruit and yogurt for breakfast. We left the aparthotel at midday and started heading to Barichara. This was just a few hours drive, and it was a beautiful…
Bucaramanga, Colombia, South America We got up this morning, had our last breakfast at the resort, and then went down to the beach for about an hour to enjoy it just one last time. At 11:30am we had to come back up to the rooms to get our stuff packed up and get ready to leave. We had lunch at the resort and then hit the road by about 1:30pm. It was supposed to be an eight hour drive to…
Santa Marta, Colombia, South America I had a great night’s sleep last night, and woke up at 6:24am feeling excellent. I knew that if we wanted to go to one of the nicer restaurants tonight for dinner we had to book it and the reservation desk opens at 6:30am. For some reason, they don’t let you book a table for dinner the day before, you have to go on that morning, which is just so annoying. I figured that since…
Santa Marta, Colombia, South America Last night was absolutely brilliant! We drank and danced until 3am with the live band, and then when they finished, we continued dancing on the beach until about 5am. All we were drinking was whiskey they whole night, so Melissa and I were definitely hammered, and slowly made our way back to the room where Luz Mery had left the door open for us. I don’t even remember going to sleep, but I can only…
Santa Marta, Colombia, South America Today was an excellent day! We got a good night’s sleep and went out for a good breakfast at the buffet restaurant. After breakfast we went straight down to the beach and claimed a spot for us all to sit in the shade. We spent the rest of the day just relaxing by the beach and going for a swim. The water isn’t as clear as it was in Baru, but it is just as…
Santa Marta, Colombia, South America I got up this morning at 7am, called Melissa and her mom and sister to make sure they were all awake, and then met up with them to play tennis. The only problem was that the two tennis courts were already taken. Fail. We asked if they knew how long they’d be playing for, and they said they had it reserved until 8am. We had been told at reception that you don’t have to book…
Baru, Colombia, South America I had a really good night’s sleep last night. I was exhausted from all the drinking and dancing last night. That’s certainly not what I’ve been used to when traveling on my own for the last nine months. We got up and met for breakfast at the buffet again, which was excellent. I love having a real breakfast like this. It’s such a nice change from toast and jam. After breakfast Melissa, Vanessa, Juan Carlos, Paola,…
Baru, Colombia, South America I had a great relaxing day today in Baru! We got up around 8am and went for breakfast together at the big buffet restaurant. It was so nice to be able to get an omelette made, waffles, pancakes, french toast, real american bacon, and the freshest fruit possible. Everything was really delicious. After breakfast we all headed down to the swimming pool in front of the spa and relaxed there for a while. We went back…
Baru, Colombia, South America I slept pretty well on a trundle bed in the same room as Juan last night. I think it was because I was just so exhausted from not sleeping the night before. I wasn’t thrilled when my alarm went off at 2:45am though. We got up, got our stuff together and were ready to leave for 3am. The women however, were not so punctual. We finally left the hotel at 3:45am to head toward Baru. Before…
Aguachica, Colombia, South America I didn’t sleep as well as I was hoping I was going to last night. I think it’s because I knew I had a 4am wakeup call and I was nervous to miss it, so I kept waking up every 45 minutes to check the time. I got ready and Melissa picked me up at the hotel and we went to her Grandma’s house to meet everyone. I met her cousins, Juan Carlos and Paola, her…