So, tomorrow we are taking a boat from Cartagena, Colombia to the San Blas Islands and then to mainland Panama! It´s crazy to think that we have traveled from Santiago, Chile all the way up to Cartagena in 3 months.
Cartagena is beautiful. The historic part of the city is surrounded by a large wall that is part of the Fort San Felipe. I went to the fort one day and it was pretty cool. It has a great view of the city and there are tunnels that you can go down into and get really creeped out. The old part of the city is really nice to walk around in. The buildings are Spanish colonial style and is you walk along the wall you can peek at the ocean! There are beaches around Cartagena. I didn´t go swimming at any of them...just did a walk by...and they are pretty but not breath-takingly gorgeous. That would be Playa Blanca which is only a 1 hour bus ride, 4 minute ferry ride, and 20 minute motorbike ride away! On our motorbike leg of the journey Koehler and I were put on the same bike with the driver, our bags, and no helmets on a 25 km stretch of dirt road with lots of construction but luckily no traffic lights. Some how, we both managed to make it one piece. We spent one night in Playa Blanca enjoying the white sand beaches, thatched roof cabanas, crystal blue water, and being hasseled by the ladies offering massages. If anyone of you ever goes to Colombia and finds yourself in Cartagena you MUST do at the very least a day trip to Playa Blanca. It´s a nice escape from the humidity, crazy traffic, and odors of the city.
Well, tomorrow we will be floatin on a boat...hasta Panama!
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