GALACSEA'S ADVENTURES

Provisioning:  Excellent supermarkets Exito and large street market.  Prices are much lower than in the Antilles.  Relief!!  The boys buy new prescription glasses and get a dental cleaning ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cartagena: 2-day excursion in Cartagena, walled old city and nicely renovated, about 100 miles south of Santa Marta. Extremely touristy, but very pleasant.  We go there by bus for 84,000 pesos R/T.  Our hotel -- Les Balcones de Boca Grande -- outside the walled city, is nice, even tough its comfort is limited -- but there is A/C.   Fantastic dinner at the restaurant in the walled city -- Andante, Vivace etc.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parque de Tayrona: Corinne and I talk the boys into doing a day trip to the Parque de Tayrona.  You have to ride a bus from somewhere in the middle of the street market.  The bus takes you to the park entrance (US$6 R/T), where you board a shuttle to get to the trail (US$4 A/R).  Then, you walk 2h in the jungle to get to the beaches. No regrets.  It's hard but absolutely spectacular.