After weeks on the frenetic, crazy, hot, loud Caribbean coast we travelled south again to return to the mountains. in our longest and most involved journey yet. We travelled for just over twenty four hours from Punta Gallinas to San Gil in Santander. We went from one mode of transport to the next with the fluidity of running water, it was incredible! We love being on the move so we were in heaven!
On our last morning at the tippedyest top of South America in Punta Gallinas we waited for the monsoon to stop and boarded our little speed boat at 10am.
Then we pootled our way around the coast to Port Bolivar which took one and a half hours.
Then we took a jeep to Uribia which took one and a half hours.
Then a car to Rioacha which took one hour.
Then a bus to Santa Marta which took three hours.
Then we took a buseta and walked to our hostel.
After we arrived we repacked our morchilas, showered, bought lots of food from Exito and then
Took a taxi to the bus station in Santa Marta.
Then a bus from Santa Marta to Bucaramanga which took ten hours.
Then finally we took a bus to San Gil which took two and a half hours.
An amazing journey and one I felt I had to geekily document here!
It was incredible to see the countryside change from the burnt orange of the desert cliffs on the peninsula to the lush green, unbelievably gorgeous fairy tale like hills of Santander. In the morning after our night bus from Santa Marta all the way down to Bucaramanga I awoke with my head on the window, opening my eyes to misty cloud hugged mountains. I sighed, 'I'm back!' I thought as I smiled at the mountain peaks. I love you montanas.
We loved the massive drop in temperature, the serenity, that everywhere was so clean! Tranquilo, so green that it was like returning to the Shire.
hmmmmmmmmmmm mountains x
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