Toronto, Canada

So after a long stint I finally made it back to Canada. But, this didn't mean it was the end of my trip. The plan was to miss my connection and try to fly out the next day for free. So, you're probably wondering why the heck I even want to stopover in Toronto. Well, my new roomate Aislin from Toronto coincidentally has her birthday the day I arrived in Toronto. We were trying to plan out a way that I could stopover for cheap, meet her and party it up for her birthday. After a long bathroom break, step 1 was complete. Now to try to get a flight for the next day free of charge. After, talking to a bunch of representatives and being very persistent I was lucky enough to find a loop hole that allowed me to get a free stop over. Alright, mission accomplished!

Aislin's Dad was nice enough to give me a ride from the airport. I hung out with Aislin's parents for a bit then hit up a quick nap. I could've slept a lot longer but I wanted to hit up the Hockey Hall of Fame. How often am I going to be in Toronto? No red-eye flight will keep me away from my hockey. Especially after being deprived for almost 5 months.

It was totally worth it too. It's a really cool place. They had a special Montreal Canadiens exhibit, a trivia section that I kicked some 10 year old kids' asses at (Ya I did!), a shooting zone, goalie zone, video game spot and a whole bunch of sweet interactive places. Ya, I was like a kid in a candy store. I even got to take a photo with the Stanly Cup....well...the fake one...I went on the day of the Final Stanley Cup game. So, there was no disputing that. Definitely worth checking out though for all you guys going to Toronto.

I got back to Brampton by train and met my roomate Aislin for the first time. She was nice enough to pick me up at the train station, feed me pizza and booze when I got back to her place. Jeff and Ailsa, I think you made the right choice, haha! The party was good times. I met Aislin's friends and we played some hilarious drinking games. Ya, I guess these Ontarionians are half-decent partiers...

The next day Aislin gave me a ride to the airport and I was off to Vancouver...for real this time...I swear!

Bogota, Colombia

I did it! That was my last South American bus ride of the trip. No accidents, no killers ala. Greyhound passengers and no kidnapping. I'd say I got off pretty dang well. So, groggy as hell I caught the collectivo to the Cranky Croc hostel to stay for the night.

It took me about two hours to run into a guy that went to UVic. Man, what a small world. A group of us went to check out the Botero museum. Botero is arguably the most famous modern artist of today. He has a famous style of drawing voloptuous humans and animals with comically inporportianate body parts. The art is quite entertaining to view. We then grabbed some lunch and I went for a snooze to catch up on the sleep I didn't get on the bus.

That night we had some drinks at the hostel with the intention to go to Zona Rosa. However, we met some locals that said it would be dead there on a Monday night. How does this town not have 90's night!? So we stayed in the hostel the whole night and played some hilarious drinking games.

The next day I headed out to the salt cathedral north of Bogota with a girl I met in the hostel. I was expecting a salt looking cathedral above ground but it was actually a cathedral built in the old mines. Boy was I way off! It was quite the amazing sight. The mine was lined with the 14 steps of the crusification of Jesus. Each step had a interpretive abstraction usually beholding a unique form of the cross. Thank God we had a tour guide. Every little nook on the cross, rough texture, wavvy wall or misshaped rock had its own meaning. I usually lack an appreciation for art but this was amazing! After the 14 steps we were lead into a huge cathedral that was held up by the four pillars of Christianity. Literally. We saw the depiction of the birth of Christ, the ressurection of Christ and some amazing sculptures that were brought in from the old salt cathedral. What happened was 50 years ago a salt cathedral was built purely of salt. However, it was built in a place that rained a lot and you can imagine this deteriorated the building over the years. Eventually they had to evacuate the building. So, they decided to move the cathedral into the abandoned mine shafts below. Great idea because the new salt cathedral tour is truly amazing.

We didn't get back to the hostel till the later evening and I had to get to my couchsurfers' place. So off I went to catch a cab and find this place. My host was nice enough to hide a key for me so I could get inside. I didn't meet her till later in the night. She is a nice girl from Colombia who is also part of AIESEC. They're everywhere! She went on an exchange to India and knew English very well. We chatted for a bit and then I eventually passed out from exhuastion.

The next day I headed off to Usaquen to do some shopping. I've been holding off for a while so I wouldn't have to lug presents around. I also dropped by La Candalaria for some shopping as well. Then I was back to the hostel to watch the Colombia vs. Peru game. Surprise surprise, Colombia thumped Peru. So, of course we had to celebrate. We went to the Salsa place that I went to a bunch the first time I was in Bogota which is packed on Wednesdays. Another Canadian girl, Helene, and I drank up a storm with a little ninja action doused in. That was a good last night to cap off the South American trip.

It finally came, my last night in South America. I was leaving that night so I still had time to do some shopping, figure out some errands on the internet and say goodbye to everyone at the hostel. Before I knew it, nightfall came and I was cabbing to the airport for my flight back to Canada.

Wow, the trip went by so fast yet so slow. I couldn't believe it was over but I had done so much in that 4 and a half months. It felt weird to get in that plane but it was the right time to come back. Now I have to see if I can pull off a stop over for the night in Toronto by successfully missing my connection to Vancouver...stay tuned...

Medellin, Colombia Round 2

I had so much fun the first time I decided to do Medellin one more time. And this time I was meeting up with my Australian friend I was traveling with after about a month and a half. I met him at the Pit Stop hostel and we headed up to the cable cars right away so he could check out the sweet view. After walking around for a bit we headed back to Poblado for some Mega Pizza. Mmmmm mmm! After that feast we met up with our Couchsurfing host Juan. Juan was a super cool guy that knew perfect English. He was self taught too.

That night we went out to this place called The Pub. They had an all you can drink beer night for super cheap. It was a pretty grungy place but it was fun. Well, until this guy threw his beer at me because I was talking to his lady friend. Uhhhh, so annoying! He kind of got us both because I think he was trying to hit her but I was right beside and we both got it. That pretty mad the rest of the night so we left not to long after that.

On the Friday we went to Parque Gerres to watch the futbal game. Parque Gerres is surrounded by bars and night clubs. It gets pretty packed anytime there's a big futbal game. Colombia was playing Argentina. Colombia played pretty decent but Argentina ended up winning by one goal. After that we went to our favourite pizza place and then went for some bowling Colombia style. Yes, Colombia has bowling alleys. This was the first time I played ten pin so I was in for a bit of a challenge. No matter though, I still smashed Matt in bowling. Yer I did!

That night we went to a couchsurfer meet up to meet some locals. We all drank and talked about traveling. It was great! We then headed towards a bar to meet up with our Couchsurfing host, Juan. Haha, this took us a while though. We got intercepted but a group of people partying in a room off the street that was under construction. It was so random! They stopped us and got us to open up and pour cheap Medellin rum in our mouths. It was maybe 6 girls and one guy. The guy was having a great time. He was being very creative with his electric fan. Haha, I think he was a big 'fan' of Marilyn Monroe. After that excursion we finally made it to the bar and met a whole bunch of Juan's friends. It was a super sweet place but we found ourselves cabbing with locals to another bar outside of Medellin. These guys were talking about this place like it was God's gift to partiers. Buuuuut it was a dud. There was hardly anybody there. So we stayed there for a while and then cabbed back and caught the first train in the morning back.

The next day we headed to Pit Stop use their facilities some more for free :D. We played some baskteball and got embarassed by some Israeli's but it was good to do something active again. Well, until I got a huge blister. Teaches me for playing in sandals. Whew, after over two hours of basketball we had to head back and change. I was soaked in sweat.

So we were all ready to hit the town but first we had to get our daily intake of Mega Pizza. We hit the hostel but didn't stay there long because we met some friends that wanted to get into this sweet bar early. No dice there though so I convinced them to hit up this Hawaiin party that was hosted by one of the locals I met last time I was in Medellin. All for nothing though. We taxied there but couldn't find the place. What a shame! So we headed back to Zona Rosa and went to a bar called Red. There was a bar across the street called Blue which was a similar bar under the same ownership. I pretty much bounced back and forth from each bar till close. Following a good jog in the rain I made it back safe & sound.

The next day was super chill. We went to the hostel to say our goodbyes and to grab one more taste of Mega Pizza of course. Then we grabbed our stuff back at Juan's place and said goodbye. I was off to Bogota and Matt was off to Cartegena. So, one last stop in Bogota and the trip is capped off....

Pereira, Colombia

After a quick bus were arrived in Pereira late at night. We were able to score a cheap hotel for the night.

The next day we decided to do a little walking tour of the Pereira. The town isn't that big so it didn't take us long. We tried to hit these gardens at the university but apparently you have to be a student to see them. So why did they make it a tourist attraction on the map? Anyways, we decided to hit up the zoo to satisfy the child inside of us. I know I know, this is something you can easily do in Canada. This zoo was really cool though. It mostly had Amazonian animals and some that were quite rare. Some of the animals were really cool but my favourite were definitely the monkeys. How can't you love those lil guys? And I was pretty much screwing with them the whole time. Feeding them leaves, playing pass with pebbles and I even did the ET with one of the guys. Those little guys are so curious!

Once we got back to Pereira we arrived at our Couchsurfing place. We were staying with a nice Colombian girl named Alexa. We all went out for a beer in the party district, Zona Rosa, which was tranquil at the moment. Some hilarious stories were flying around in a mix of Spanish and English. My American friend couldn't really handle his manly bright blue Long Island ice tea that he couldn't finish, so we had to take him home :P

The next morning we headed out to Salento which is a nice small town with some great views. We did some hiking around the area and admired the views. That area look exactly like the country side of Switzerland. We were with a guy from Switzerland and he was tripping out from this fact. We decided to pass some time in the stream at the bottom of the hill. The water was quite chilling but not cold enough to jump out. Perfect for a hot day! After spending some time in the ol' watering hole we headed back up to the town for some lunch and then a quick tour of the area that has the famous giant palm trees. We all rode on jeeps and man do these guys pack the people on these tiny jeeps. I really don't think they have a max number in their minds for these jeeps. We rode their with probably 8 people on these jeeps with us hanging on the roof and standing on the bumper. After about 40 minutes of fore-arm wrenching holding on we made it. These palm trees were huge! They were about two or three times larger than the normal palm tree. They weren't even that thick. They were just really really tall. They were like some weird radioactive palm trees. We walked around the area for a bit but didn't have much time. We had to jump back onto the jeeps and this time there was even more people. The driver even decided to pack more people in the jeep because it was more money in his pocket. They packed 14 people on this jeep. I thought someone was going to fall off because he wasn't taking it easy on the turns either. Haha, I thought 14 was a lot but the other jeep had 16! They had 3 people on the cloth roof. These Colombians are crazy! Once we got back we went for some dinner and some drinks at this pretty cool lounge type bar. I had some of my favourite Mexican pizza and we chatted it up for the rest of the night.

The next day JP was off to Bogota and my Swiss friend and I headed off to the natural hot springs. These hot springs were amazing! They were very beautiful right in the middle of nature. We decided to be a bit ambitious and go for a hike to the waterfalls. Haha, on the way we were intercepted by a goat where we saw one of the amazing wonders of nature. We actually witnessed a goat piss in its own mouth. What an intelligent and beautiful animal! I really thought I grew through that experience. We hiked through this super sketchy trail for about an hour. We were cutting through spider webs, walking through almost knee deep mud and cutting through thick bushes. It seemed like we were the first ones through this "trail". I was even doing this trail in sandals, haha. This waterfall wasn't showing up and lunch was fast approaching. I could lose my sandals in mud, I could be attacked by a armadillo, I could even be bitten by a goat that drinks it's own pee but there was no way I was going to miss lunch! So, we headed back....

After a delicious lunch we decided to hit the hot springs. I mean, that is why we went there. Whew, I was in there for over two hours. I feet and hands looked like they belonged to an 80 year old man. So, it was time to jump out and hike some more. I explored a bit and found some cool mini-waterfalls and some amazing vegetation. I swear some of the plants looked like they were gonna eat me. Don't worry, I kept my distance. After a little dessert we headed back to Pereira. Once we got back we met a bunch of Alexa's friends and family. That was Spanish 101 on the spot for me. It was great though. Everyone was very nice and quite interested in Canada. I don't know what it is about Colombians, but it seems that everyone wants to go there even though the first thing they ask about Canada is, "Isn't it really cold over there?" And Colombians aren't exactly the most cold resilient people I've met.

That night we headed out to a cool bar inside a bar and had a "cerveza giraffa". Haha, a giraffe beer eh? Isn't that cute? That's what Colombians call pitchers of beer. We drank that and played a pretty comical game of pool. Alexa showed us her pool skills followed by her ballet moves. It was quite the sight. I haven't seen ballet with a pool stick in hand. Bravo! But, it wasn't enough to take down to power house of Kean and Lizeth. Better luck next time guys! We headed to another bar for a little bit and then headed to bed.

The next morning I caught an early bus back to Medellin to meet up with Matt. Round 2 baby!

Medellin, Colombia

Whew, I was glad that long bus ride was finally over. After getting razzed by the Colombian police and their dogs for drugs we caught a cab to our hostel. There we ran into our Australian friend we were traveling with, Dave. If you go to the party hostels it's very easy to run into people you've seen in other places before. This hostel, Pit Stop, was great because it had great parties, tons of people, a pool , ping pong table and basketball court. Many of the people never left the hostel, haha.

After we were done using all the great facilities we decided to check out the area for a bit. We were staying in the Pablado area of Medellin. Pablado is the rich area of Medellin that also has Zona Rosa. This is very important because that's the party district. Medellin is well known for being a modern city in Colombian terms and for having the most beautiful women in Colombia. Women are beautiful in Medellin, however, whether it's because of cosmetic surgery or not, I don't know. In fact, it isn't rare for a girl to get a boob job on her 16th birthday. Cosmetic surgery is very common and cheap in Colombia. This is because cosmetic surgery is accepted as a norm in Colombia and physical beauty is very important in Colombia. Even the guy will get pec implants or fake six packs. This is strange for a Canadian but normal for a Colombian.

After checking out Pablado for a bit it started to rain so we opted to hit the movie theatre to watch Angels and Demons. I had to go to the movie theatre once while I was in South America. Plus, we found and English one that was super cheap.

That night we hit up this place called Babylon that had all you could drink till midnight. Too bad it was only crappy Colombian rum or aguadiente (aka. gasoline). But it definitely did the trick. The American guy I was traveling with, JP, and I met a group of Colombian girls. Full of aguadiente, it didn't take us long to start dancing on the chairs and tables. These Colombians are crazy...and it was contagious!

The next day we jumped ship to a couchsurfers' place who also lived in Pablado. He was a Brazilian guy who was working in Medellin via AIESEC. He was a really cool guy that told us about all the cool places to see and more importantly, about Mega Pizza. Mega Pizza serves the largest slices you'll ever see in your life that are delicious and come with a coke. All that for the equivalent of $3. Boom baby! I think I went there 6-7 times, haha.

We then headed over to the cable cars to meet up with Dave our Australian friend. The cable cars bring you up to the top of a high hill that has a great view of the city. We grabbed some lunch up there and walked around for a bit. It was weird though. There were tons of police everywhere and a lot of streets were blocked off. Then when we tried to leave we saw tons of people waiting by the railing waiting to see someone. We didn't know what was going on but we later found out that the King of Spain showed up for some type of conference. King of Spain? Wasn't he just congratulating Barcelona for winning the Champions League? That guy is everywhere!

We then hit up a Couchsurfing meeting that was setup to connect travelers and locals and for the locals to practice English. We all met some really cool people and one of the girls offered to cook us dinner. Again, Colombians are rediculously generous. We had a great time having drinks, eating and listening to some Colombian music.

We didn't end up getting back to our Couchsurfer place till midnight and had to get ready super fast. The plan was to go to this famous bar called Mangos. The locals raved about this place. I really don't know what they were talking about though. This place was terrible! We got in for super expensive. All the drinks were crazy expensive and there was hardly anyone there. There was a prison theme that night and the funny thing about that was the place is notorious for having mafioso patrons. Perhaps a little foreshadowing. But still, the average age there was around 40 and it was pretty dead. If you go to Medellin, do not go to Mangos!

The next day we checked out some Science Park, the famous gardens and we ran into a free concert of some famous Colombian singer that we never heard of. We decided to meet with some local Colombians that afternoon to hang out with. Hit it up a park had a few beers then went to everybody's favourite pizza joint, Mega Pizza. The night got late again so we had to deke to get ready to go out. One warning about hanging out with Colombian girls, they'll keep you out late.

We met up with our Couchsurfing host, had a few drinks and then hit up Zona Rosa. We hit up a cool place called Red and had a pretty solid night. I think my Salsa is getting better too...

The next day, JP and I had our last taste of Mega Pizza while we could (Well JP anyways) and then we headed off to the Coffee District. I don't drink coffee but I'm sure I'll enjoy it anyways...

Cartegena, Colombia

Woohooohooo...what a bus ride! I was surprised we made it alive and this time it wasn't because of the bus driver. So, there were 4 older men at the back of the bus getting super wasted on Colombian rum. They were all taking shots and being super loud. I thought it was kind of funny till the one guy got out of hand. First, he started screaming at one of the guys trying to sell snacks on the bus. Ok, he's a little drunk no big deal. Then he stumbles to the front of the bus and starts talking to the bus driver and the bus driver's assistant. Then he decides to announce something to the rest of the bus in his drunken Spanish. So the bus driver finally stops so he can take a piss outside even though there's a bathroom in the bus. So he finally sits down and stay quiet for maybe ten minutes. Then he gets up and again and makes his way through the hallway hitting everyone on the way and actually falling on someone's lap. He starts getting belligerent with the bus driver but the bus driver is having no part of it and ignores him. The drunk guy gets super pissed and yanks the bus drivers arm while he's driving! The bus swerves to left into incoming traffic in the middle of the highway. The bus driver gets the bus back on course and a whole bunch of guys tackled him down till we got to the next checkpoint where he was taken to the cops. The dumb drunk guy even got some boots to the head. Anyways, luckily we didn't get into an accident that night.

So we made it to Cartegena safe and sound and decided to take a cab to our Couchsurfer hosts' place. Cartegena is notorious for being a two-faced city. There is the old town where everything is very poor and colonial and there is the new city where everything is modern and quite nice. The bus station is in the old city so when we first saw the place we thought Cartegena was ghetto central. Thing was we were staying in the new city which is right off the beach so in other words...we weren't to choked we left the old city. With that said the old city is cool to explore and tour.

We met our couchsurfing host, Erv, and her childhood friend Jackie. We got there late Friday night so of course we were ready to drink. So we all had some drinks and shared some stories. The two girls had an early dive the next day so they weren't able to go out. That wasn't stopping us though. We headed straight to the party area and found ourselves in a very weird bar where there were very many single good looking girls that were very aggressive with all the guys. Right away it seemed a bit strange but we couldn't put our fingers on it. Haha, then we walked to the next room and it all hit us pretty quick. We were in a puta bar! Hmmmm that's strange, after we say, "No tengo dinero," the girls tend to lose interest right away. I wonder why?

Sooo, we didn't spend much time there and tried to find a normal bar. We found this one place called Mr. Babilla which we became well acquainted with during our stay. It was pretty dead that night but we met some cool people. But the most important part was it wasn't a puta bar.

The next day we decided to check out the old city. The old city within the walls is a nice colonial town with some beautiful buildings and churches. It has a nice Bohemiam feel there. I don't know what it is about Cartegena and puta bar but we couldn't seem to avoid them even though it was 1 in the afternoon. This guy came up to us and said, "Come on guys, the party is starting in 20 minutes." We wondering what the hell he was talking about considering it was the middle of the day. Then we saw a girl in her bra looking at the laptop of some old guy's laptop. There are two things wrong here. First off, she is obviously a prostitute. Secondly and most importantly, who the hell brings their laptop to a bar? Weird...

The plan that night was to do the infamous chiva bus with our Couchsurfing friends. The chiva bus is a big colourful bus that has a bunch of people playing Colombian music, drinking, dancing and slapping their asses. It is tons of fun! If you go to Cartegena, this is a must. We bussed all around Cartegena made a pit stop at the walls and met tons of people and then partied some more on the bus. They were even nice enough to drop us off at the bars with an arepa in hand (Delicious Colombian food). We seemed to have lost our Couchsurfing friends so we decided to head to our favourite place in Cartegena...Mr. Babilla! Oh man, and it was rocking that night! It seemed like it was everyone's birthday! We met tons of Colombians that night. I made really good friend's with the cooler guy outside of the bar that sold beers for super cheap. I was his best customer. Mr. Babilla was good to us that night!

The next day was a bit of a later start because of the epicness of the last night. We decided to check out the fort that is situated in the middle of Cartegena. It was considered the Spanish's strongest fort in all of South America. It was quite large and had an amazing amount of cells inside of the fortress. The cells could be found via the tunnels that winded through the innards of the fortress. The fortress also had a great view of both sides of the city. You could look one way and see the new city and then do a 180 and look at a city that looks completely different. It was like looking at heaven and hell.

The next day was a holiday so we decided to meet up with our good friend Mr. Babilla one more time. Pourque no? But first, we decided to watch everybody's favourite Kazakstany, Borat. That'll get you in the right mindset. Mr. Babilla didn't have so many people over but it was still pretty fun. I met this one Colombian guy who was in love with his country. We had a pretty hilarious conversation.

Unfortunately, we didn't have the luxury of a late start this time. It was time to hit the boat early enroute for Playa Blanca. Playa Blanca is Cartegena's most famous beach. It is one of those infamous white sand and pearly blue see throughwater beaches. It really was amazing despite how touristy it was. We got my favourite corriente luncches for lunch with some delicious trout. We then pretty much enjoyed the water till the boat was ready to go. We wanted to stay the night in a hammock but this wasn't possible because we needed to be in Cartegena to check for flights into San Andreas early.

Our efforts to find early and cheaps flights were unrewarded so we decided to scratch San Andreas and stay and extra night in Cartegena so we could do the mud volcanoe. The mud volcanoe is a small mountain that has mud in the middle instead of lava and is heated naturally from below. The mud isn't too hot or too cool. It is incredibly comfortable though. You pretty much dip in and the guys that work there slot you into a spot and massage your body. If I'm ever going to do a spa that would be my version of one. It was awesome, no of us wanted to get out even though we were in for over an hour. We then rinsed out in the lagoon and went for lunch in front of an incredible view of the Carribean Sea.

That was definitely worth the extra day! Next stop Medellin. Watch out Pablo Escobar, here we come...

Santa Marta, Colombia

Oh man, what a crazy bus ride that was! Within the first hour two people were puking in the bus from the windy roads and the fact that the driver was driving like a maniac. Not only this but for some reason they decided to lock the bathroom door. So you would have to walk to the front of the bus and ask the bus driver to open the door for you. Well, if your gonna puke it's kind of hard to ask the bus driver to open the door for you....you kind of have to puke NOW! So the first guy was trying to wrench the door open but obviously couldn't open it. So my friend grabbed the bus driver to open it and he was there for awhile. 20 minutes later a woman didn't even attempt to make to the washroom. She just went on the floor and moved seats. Those were all great sights to think about when trying to fall asleep.

So 15hrs of that later we finally made it to Santa Marta. The humidity hit us like a brick wall. We were hot and wet on the spot. We grabbed some breakfast and then made our way to our Couchsurfing host's place. He lived in a nice condominium right by the beach so we took advantage of the beach right away. After a good beach sesh we grabbed some lunch then headed to a little fishing town called Tagonga. This is where most travelers stay because it's a nice quaint fishing town that is great for scuba diving. I was short of funds so I wasn't able to go scuba diving. It is very peaceful buuuuut not exciting enough for me. We then headed back to downtown Santa Marta and meet up with some friends and grab some fresh fish for dinner. We then headed back and called it a night so we could head over to Tayrona bright and early.

The next day we took an hour bus to the entrance of Tayrona Park. After getting razzed by the guards we finally got in. Tayrona Park is a very beautiful national park. It is probably Colombia's most famous park situated on the Northern coast of Colombia. It is covered in Jungle and has some of the nicest beaches I've seen in my life. Jungle is very tropical and I saw tons of wildlife I've never seen before. There are lots of lizards, birds and crabs. There are several camps right off the beaches where you can eat and sleep the night in a hammock. They transport everything by donkey. So pretty much when you're walking you have to contest with these donkeys on the trail. After about a 45 minute walk were arrived at the first beach and we decided to jump in the water while we waited for our friends.We waited for a good half hour and still didn't see them so we decided to move on. There were three beaches in this section of Tayrona Park. They are all very nice but that last one was amazing! That was the most popular amongst the travelers, suprise, suprise. You'll have to wait for the photos to this my description to do real justice. One weird thing about this beach was there were shiny gold sparkles in the water. It was really weird but cool at the same time.

After chilling at that beach for awhile we decided to head back to the first beach because the hammocks were cheaper there. And wouldn't ya know it, we ran into our friends. They decided to take a wrong turn and walk on an aimless quest for about 5hrs. Man, were they glad they made that wrong turn, haha. I think they got a little too much sun. Once we got back it was dark so we grabbed some dinner, had some drinks and watched the Boca Juniors lose the Argentinian championship. Time to have my first full nights sleep in a hammock.

I think they setup my hammock for shorter Colombians I could not get comfortable. But I did manage to get some shut eye. We all grabbed some breakfast and the trekked back to the entrance to grab a bus and grab our bags. Next stop, Cartegena for the weekend!