Coast of Colombia to Barichara

Coast of Colombia to Barichara

1st DecemberĀ Ā Ā  TAGANGA Itā€˜s a long hot four and a half hour drive to Santa Marta in the very north of the country, our base for a visit to Tayrona National Park, on good fast roads.Ā  Driving past vast shanty…
Arriving in Caribbean Colombia

Arriving in Caribbean Colombia

27th NovemberĀ Ā  CARTAGENA We are in beautiful Colombia, our 6th continent, country number 46 and the start of our South American adventure!! The ferry conveniently drops us off in the picture perfect Caribbean city of Cartagena and we leave the…
A brief stop in Panama

A brief stop in Panama

13th November Panama is country number 45 for us and our last in Central America. After crossing the border (we have written a separate border post Costa Rica to Panama ā€“ Border Cossing ā€“ Paso Canoas Quebrada Grande if you…
Manuel Antonio National Park

Manuel Antonio National Park

8th NovemberĀ Ā Ā  MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK Having read online about problems with people parking their cars at the national park and safety issues, we werenā€˜t too sure what the situation would be and if we would be able to visit…
Tree of Life Rescue Centre

Tree of Life Rescue Centre

5th November Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā TREE OF LIFE RESCUE CENTRE We explore further down the coast, driving to the small village of Manzanillo hoping to go snorkelling. When we get there, we find the waters are really choppy and the beach is deserted…