Tayrona
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Tayrona

Time to tackle the other thing to do in Santa Marta: Tayrona National Park.  We decided to get a guide this time to help us with the language barrier.  Eduardo was friendly and knew things about the local ecology, although he had some strange views about the Solar System.  Yep. We stayed at the Rio…

Minca

Minca

The kids were ecstatic when we told them we would be taking a break from school.  They were less excited when we told them we would be hiking in the Colombian mountains.  “You mean we can’t just sit here and game on our computers all day on vacation?  This is going to be awful!” Oh…

Hello Santa Marta!

Hello Santa Marta!

It took less than a day to get here, but Tommy claimed, “That was the longest day of my life!” Going against the wind is never fun. The engines were off for only 15 minutes during the whole 21-hour trip, and we motor-sailed the whole way, double-reefed at the end. Plus, Mel was a bit…

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