Los Aventuras de Edmundo y Linda

We took a bus from Taganga to a city called Santa Marta, then a taxi to a bus station, then a bus to Parque Tayrona, then a jeep into the park, then rode horses through the jungle to the beach. We rented hammocks right next to the beach to sleep in! We took a walk down the beach and watched the sunset and then checked out all the toads that hang around the hammocks and eat mosquitoes so they are our friends. We (especially Linda) got tons of mosquito bites every night so we did ever sleep that well.

We took a hike through the jungle to the nearby beaches and realized there was a way cooler beach to stay at called El Cabo. There were lots of crabs and lizards on the way to the beach. El Cabo was the most beautiful beach we´ve seen so far… amazing scenery, huge rocks surrounded the bay. We drank many fruit drinks and had great meals. El Cabo had a hut on the tops of the rocks that overlooked the entire bay and we were so disappointed that we didn´t stay there.  Other then the mosquitoes, we barely got any sleep because there was a bunch of high school kids on a excursion that didn´t go to bed all night and partied.

We went to a secluded beach with nice water with a cool Colombia couple (Nelfor and Nayyirih) we met the previous night. They showed a cool secret beach, a cave hidden in the rocks and took us to a small little restaurant in the jungle and had a great lunch (freshly caught fish, and Linda´s favourite plantains).  They took really great care of us and even bartered a taxi for us later so we didn´t have to pay gringo price!  Thanks guys!  We wish we had some pictures but the camera battery was dead that day… sorry.

Taganga is a cute little town nestled in a bay and surrounded by mountains. We walked around town and the beach the first day. The beach really isn´t the nicest and neither is the water… so no swimming, only sun tanning. The locals had no problem with the water though and gladdly play all day in it.  Their were many hippies on the beach that asked us if we had any culture. So, when I bought some jewelery we made sure that those guys didn´t get our business. The rest of the night we lounged around in the hammocks in the hostel and made jokes. Oh… and notice the picture below of the guy in the chip ad… he is a famous Colombian soccer player who looks like a clown.  He looks so funny!  We bought ice cream and Edmundo ended up buying rum and raisin by accident… his Dad is going to be proud.

The hostel we´re staying at is really nice.  We get breakfast there every morning and eat it on the patio overlooking the town and the bay.

There are lots of bays and beaches near town.  We hiked through the mountains to check them out.  It was so hot that we could feel the heat coming off the rocks.  During our stay in Taganga we drank about 2 fresh fruit smoothies a day! Ha!

We weren´t planning on spending so much time in Taganga but we both got sick!  Pretty bad actually.  Luckily we were prepared with the proper Traveler´s Diarrea med but that knocked us out for 3 days.  While Edmund was bed ridden Linda drew tattoos on him.

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