Taganga

Friday: Up early to spend the day on Taganga beach. Started with a breakfast of waffles with honey, omlette, toast, coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice at a local haunt, all for the bargain price of £2 each.

The day on the sand allowed us to start planning the amazon & Brazil part of our trip. The afternoon was spent swinging in our hammocks, reading and generally chilling out enjoying the fantastic views from the hostel. We decided to hit the town in the evening, for a few beers and pizza!!! Everywhere in Taganga sells pizza, not particularly local but very tasty. All in all a lazy day.

Saturday: After packing up, we headed to the beach but the plans soon changed and we ended up on a snorkeling tour of the surrounding bays of Taganga. We had a really good time and were lucky enough to meet a couple from Bogota who spoke English! And who gave us some really good tips for when visiting the city. The trip ended with some fresh grilled fish at Alex's (the very simple but endearing tour guide) moma's beach shack...perfect!!

We are now on board the Brasilia express to Medellin where we will be spending our next two days. The bus leaves at 6pm and when we wake at 11am we will be there! A long journey but these buses are very comfortable, almost fully reclining seats and very efficient air conditioning...icicles are already forming on my fingers as I type!

And here's an update on the beard growth (hair styled by 'Salon Lynne').

So until Medellin...........