Rather bedraggled photo of myself in the ‘Lost City’ - shame the weather wasn’t any better for photos, however the cloud/mist certainly made the city seem more remote/lost.
I think there were 18 river crossings in total, time for very wet feet, on day three the weather changed… apparently this region has 4000mm of rain a year, it showed. Clothes wouldn’t even dry overnight, horrible having to put wet clothes on in the morning! However felt surprisingly good, our group were great, really nice guys!
Bogota was cold & as we were only here for two weeks we decided to head to the warmth of the Carribean coast! Next stop Santa Marta:
‘British nationals travelling to the town of Santa Marta are advised to be cautious; two British nationals were robbed at gun point in broad daylight in Santa Marta on 14 August 2010.’ (British Foreign Office Advice)
Santa Marta was fine, didn’t spend long there but really nice feel to the town, Salsa music coming from peoples houses, great street food and cheap beers… it was nice and warm and certainly a relaxing atmosphere, not much to the town but its the gateway to Tyrona National Park: beautiful coastline where the rainforrest comes down over the hills and meets the sea. We camped the night at El Cabo, amazing to wake up on the beach and feel the sun…
