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After a week of spanish lessons in Cartegena, my Spanish is still terrible! I have my moments though, and I find I am much better after a couple of beers. I had a blast in Cartagena. a few good nights out Salza-ing the night away, tours around the old city, watching the sun come up on the beach, all clean fun (well most of it)
The next step was Tagunga, a little seaside town of about 2500 people. It all feels very Carribean paradise with the beach, fruit shakes, fried fish, coconut palms, and dodgy blokes offering coca (not hot chocolate). I did some scuba diving here, the water temperature was a balmy 25 degrees, and there was some good coral to see. I also met up with Leigh who is a great girl from Canada. I promised her Id mention her in my blog, and she will be reading this, so its all nice comments! Leigh is living in Peru for a year and was travelling around Colombia for a month. We had an absolute blast. Canadians are great people with a sense of humour similar to the Brits. In a few years I will be moving to Canada where me and Leigh will be raising blue eyed babies together. (You know it makes sense Leigh)
Anyway, we made our way to a national park not far from Tagunga which is all white sands, palm trees, and beautiful blue waters. You sleep in a hammock too which is fantastic. On one day we collected mangos and a coconut from the jungle and ate them on the beach, then got a couple of cold beers and watched the sun go down. Life doesnt really get much better.
After returning back to Tagunga, Leigh went to Bogata (capital of Columbia) and I went on to do a Jungle trek to the Lost City. I found some idiots who were willing to squash the 6 day trek into 4 days, so off we set. This was great untill 2 of us fell ill with diarrohea and vomiting. I felt horrible and really weak, but we soldiered on and I managed the 8 hour trekking per day despite having to run off into the trees with a toilet roll every now and then. I was probably lucky not to get bitten on the bum by a snake or Tarantula. The jungle is full of Columbian Army who are there to make sure the tourists dont get kidnapped by Columbian Guerrillas. All a bit scary, but fun talking to the soldiers who are bored out of thier brains. I got to hold a grenade launcher which I noticed was fully loaded. They didnt bat an eye, even when I rested my finger on the trigger. Im sure the safety was on, but still crazy. At one point in the tour, we had a demonstration of how cocaine is made from Coca leaf. It goes through many chemical processes, and right before our eyes, the finished product emerged. They produce 400 tons a year in Columbia, and its all pretty dodgy stuff as you can probably imagine.
Right now I am in Bogota, the Capital of Colombia. Its overcast, raining and cold. I feel like Im being prepared for the English summer, so I dont mind. Tonight I fly to Buenas Aires, Argentina, then a day later, back to England. Im actually really looking forward to coming home.
Ill put up any final pictures and comments once I get back. Hope youve all enjoyed my blog! Who knows, after all this effort, maybe no one reads it!?!? well, at least my Mum reads it :) see you all later!!
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