Day 10
CAught a 2 hour bus ride to tayrona
had to literally run to get a bus in santa marta
everyone headed to tayrona
cluster there and impossible to figure out what to do
stood in line for at least three hours while we wait for some venezuelans to argue to no avail
i was not a happy camper. tired sick and frusterated
eventually booked some hammocks for camping san pedro
hour walk to the campsite
saw a monkey in a tree
cool jungle trail although super muddy and poop from horses lugging lazy people
got to the campsite
beautiful with palm trees
went to the nearby beach couldnt swim there because too dangerous but chilled
beautiful beach
slept like a baby
Day 11
woke up early and met with chris from germany
he was leaving that day, which was super sad
after he left at around 11 we walked 40 minutes to thye beach cabo san juan
amazingly gorgeous the water was perfect temp and great to swim in
laid out on the beach jessie and steve passed out and got super sunburnt
read my book
jessie and i walked 15 minutes more to two more beaches
one was a nude beach with really big waves and we rode them
eventually got adam and steve to go to that beach
splurged on some fresh fish, barracuda. yummmm
talked with christoph and isabel
now we have places to stay in vienna and dresden
slept in a new campsite with shitty hammocks but closer to the beach
Day 12
woke up at 6 to make the long haul to venezuela
hitchiked on a truck, adam and steve held on back
had to get a bus back to santa marta
caught a 5 hour bus ride to maicao on the border
once at maicao it was so confusing to figure out how to cross the border
got the shadiest taxi to the exit place for colombia
told the wait to get stampped was 2 hours and could get to the front for 20 bucks
line was only 30 minutes and we got our exit stamps
physically walked the border and stood in line for and hour and a half to get entry into venezuela
we were all tired and frusterated
getting dark and we didnt want to stay the night on the border
eventually found a bus that found space to maracaibo
i was on this uncomfortable stool in the back, steve got the bed and adam and jessie up front with the driver
cost 80 bs
got to the maracaibo bus station only to discover that we missed the last bus to merida
stayed the night in the shady dirty and cold bus stationç
we were all exhausted
Day 13
Got up early at 5 to stand in line for bus tickets to merida
eventually found out 2 hours later that there were no direct busses
took a 7 hour bus ride instead to a closer town called santa barbara
waited in the terminal for and hour then caught a 3 hour bus to merida
soo much travel and decided to stay in posada guamanchi for the week
10 bucks a night
own room for the four of us and warm showers for the first time on the trip
went out to the bars
birosca was bumpin and we got 4 bombas and beers
center of attention because we were the only white people
although its great to be back
went to gradas as well, it was okay
went back to birosca and partied til 3
super fun time
Day 14
Woke up late to catch up on all the sleep we didnt get
went to mercado principal and did some shopping
got most of my shopping done
went to garzon and got some supplies and thing to cook
went back and cooked tomato soup and grilled cheese
went to bed early and played cribbage
super into this book the hunger games
Day 15
Woke up earlyish to go to the mountains
took a 2 and half hour bus ride to lake mucubaji
rode horses for an hour and a half for less than 10 bucks
surrounded by clouds so we taxied to the stone chapel and got some bomb strawberries and cream and chocolate churros
got back and skyped with sheila and parents
got some awesome pizza and cribbaged and fell asleep early
Day 16
the gang went canyoneering while i chill and read and skype with sheila
we are going to la porroquia today for some empanadas and to show tht gang where i lived
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