Dennis advised, yesterday, that I had spent the morning trying to sort out accommodation and arrange a meeting with our shipping agent. Good News – A meeting with our Shipping Agent We went to visit Summit Cargo Logistics, our agent here in Colombia. Our taxi driver had trouble locating the…
So, we are in new premises. Different. Better. Bigger. Smarter, but we are sharing. Not a problem so far. I’ve asked Jen to extend our stay here. Better the devil you know…:) We can also self cater, which makes life so much easier. Now, the good news, at least we…
Last Night Last night, after dinner, we sat on the beach watching the crashing waves. After about 30 minutes the lights flickered and then went out. All along the beach was in darkness. After 10 minutes or so, the lights returned to one of the neighbouring properties. Then soon after,…
Arriving at our accommodation. Jen mentioned in yesterday’s entry that we arrived in the rain. That would be an understatement. However, today dawned the complete opposite. Lovely and sunny and all that was left were puddles ankle deep in the road down to the hotel. We have now been in…
Saturday, Santa Marta We didn’t do a blog yesterday, as our fifth day in Santa Marta was developing into a routine with little of interest to report. As Dennis had decided his wardrobe wasn’t up to scratch, we went to the more modern, retail area of town. Now in possession…
Developments. Jen received a message yesterday morning from IVSS, the UK shipping agents, telling us that the new anticipated date of arrival for Poki, into Cartagena, is now… wait for it… 25th August. A week earlier. Hallelujah!! Retail therapy. Much of yesterday was spent exploring more of the city. It’s…
In Santa Marta Old Town We were the last people for breakfast. Only emerging onto the rooftop restaurant just before 9.30. I don’t think we were very popular with the staff. Pleasingly is was fine and sunny. It remained this way almost all day. Just the odd drop of rain…
A mixed bag of a day and not a lot to report so, we’ll fall back on some history of this place, to make an entry worth reading, hopefully? We’ve been in Colombia 11 days already!! Santa Marta was the first Spanish city in South America and is Colombia’s oldest…
Journey from Cartagena On our way at 9am, Dennis was able to flag down a taxi to take us to the bus station quite quickly. Buying tickets was also easy. We had to show our passports and our names and passport? details were recorded on the tickets. Rather than getting…
As Jen mentioned, our new temporary residence is nothing glamorous, however the sleeping quarters are larger and brighter. Wifi is better too. The aircon works fine and we have a shared kitchen to prepare and cook food. What else could we possible wish for…? Just one thing…Poki..:) It’s a 3…