Cartagena Hilton

... day to get to Panama City. I was gonna fly from there to Colombia but a lot of people reccomended taking a yacht so decided on that. Eventually I managed to find a suitable one which was leaving on the 11th giving me 2 nights in Panama City.<br><br>Panama City was a pretty cool place and stayed at a good hostel so got to meet a lot of people. Its a shame I didn't get to see the rest of the country but as I really wanted to get in to South America i'll just ...

... feel instantly out for the count. We can´t finish conversations, make decisions, or do actually anything because the heat is so so draining on our brains. Only after suffering through the buckets of sweat and forcing ourselves to walk around for quite awhile to we get somewhat accustomed to it. The ATM machines, supermarkets, shoe stores, and women´s clothing stores are all air conditioned so we are able to find some salvation (you ...

... reservation costs, customs fees. Few captains include alcoholic beverages in the price but not all of them so you must to bring on board <br>your own bottles of rum beer wine etc .... <br><br> <br>to organize the trip on a sailing boat I have being directed to 2 hostels in Panama City " Mamallena and Luna castle" but since I've start my travel<br>I never booked, so I preferred to go directly on the coast, specifically in Puerto Lindo ...

... siesta. Between three of us the room worked out to only cost about $11 a night per person. There is very little reason to ever stay at a hostel. They always tend to cost more and offer less.<br> While in Cartagena, we went to a modern art museum. Cheap and mildly entertaining. We also did some shopping. There was some nice leather sandals being sold, which I regret now for not buying some. Fresh fruit and limeaid is ...

... 10 mins to spare before we were due to leave, Steph did waltz in (well, maybe not waltz, more a drunken shuffle).. I was a mixture of so glad to see her and so annoyed that she hadnt called or anything. 'Where the hell were you?' was one of the first questions out of my mouth, and as soon as I realised what I said sat down thinking.. listen to you, you sound like her mother!.. I do have to say -how can ANYONE have a child? Stephanie is 21 and not mine.. and I still ...

... in mud we chilled out with dried mud covering us and a beer in hand, we must have been quite a sight. Following the beer we washed off at the nearby lake, again by the (not so free) locals. Beware of the female washers, you'll find yourself in a moments time stranded without your swimwear (only for a moments time). A superb experience, lucky we were warned ahead of time about the scoundaling locals. <br><br>

... no vegetables were thrown or harmed in the making of this song.<br><br><br>On the way back home at 2AM we have our first experience of street crime on our trip. One of the girls we have come out with, Sabrina, is waiting on the corner while others are buying water and cigarettes from a corner store. In a flash, a guy waiting 5 metres away grabs her handbag, pulls her down to the ground and makes off in a getaway taxi with the doors open. It's all over in a matter of 3 seconds, so ...

... wall surrounding the whole neighborhood. We spent 3 lazy days here, enjoying the International Film Festival, strolling the old town, waiting out the rain, and organizing our next step - a 5 day sail off the continent to Panama. The open seas await! To view all photos in this entry please choose ¨view all photos¨ above or click on any photo to move to the album.

... recover from the heat, made some coconut rice (we are culinary goddesses) and drank a few beers. ¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS A HEATHER! We basically spent the day having nice treats and drinks...and an amazing birthday nap! And more street wandering...Cartagena seems to be the only place where you can quite happily spend 4 days just wandering around the streets. We went back to the square to watch the dancers then went to our favourite ...

Day 6 - At Sea We've already had to put our clocks back an hour twice on this cruise. Now we're heading east to Columbia and have to put our clocks forward an hour. I'm OK as long as I don't miss my 10:30 spa appointment. They have some really good packages there. I signed up for a relaxation package that includes 1 Hot Stone, 1 Seaweed and 1 Deep Tissue massage that saves $125 on the cost if I had booked them all separately. I'm doing the Seaweed aromatherapy massage today, the ...