Paradise.

After 2 days at sea we finally arrived in the San Blas Islands and it was more than worth the wait. I never thought I'd ever get to use the word 'paradise' in this blog but it is the only word to describe this place. We dropped anchor next to one of the many deserted islands for the day and took it all in.

Pirates of the Carribean.

Today we left South America and boarded on to the Gypsy Moth to travel by sea from Columbia to Panama. The first 2 days at sea we were in the middle of the ocean with nothing but water for 360 degrees. It was also a bit choppy at times and we took shifts through the night to man the skippers wheel.

Adios South America.

After spending over a month in Colombia and 4 months in South America it is time to set sail and leave for Central America. So it's goodbye to Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Equador and Colombia. We have had such a wonderful and varied time here and we are now ready to start the next stage of our adventure.

Sweating it out in Cartagena.

We are now in Cartagena and it is HOT! The old city is very beautiful and all the painted houses look really good. The only problem is you can't go outside for more than 5 mins without breaking into a sweat. Luckily there are lots of nice cafes and restaurants to take refuge in.

Trek. Day 3.

We got up and made our way back out of the jungle via the Peublito ruins and a good 4 hours of trekking. On our way we seen monkeys, frogs, lizards, an iguana, spiders and lots of ants. By the time we got back to the hostel we were dripping in sweat and smelt pretty bad. It was quite an experience to say the least.

Trekking. Day 2.

After surviving our first night in a hammock we got up and started walking again. This time to our second campsite at Cabo San Juan. We spend most of the day just laying on the beach, reading and swimming. In the evening we got safely into our hammocks before a big lightening storm began to break overhead.

Welcome to the Jungle.

Despite Kelly being bloody scared we trekked into Tayrona National Park. On the first day we walked for a couple of hours through the jungle until we reached the first campsite. By then we were so exhausted that we went for a well needed swim, had a can of tuna for dinner then jumped into our hammock for the night.