Puerto Velero, Colombia

Trip Start Oct 06, 2006
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Trip End Sep 14, 2008


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Saturday, March 1, 2008

A few days after the island trip I found myself 2 hours north of Cartagena in Puerto Velero where the Colombian National Windsurfing Championships were held. A fantastic event with lots of enthusiastic young Colombians that came from all over the country to compete.  With my new Naish Cult kite in the air I surely made an impression among all the spectators and within minutes of being on the water and getting some big air, the cameras changed from being focused on the windsurfers to being pointed at me. It was really funny and I wish I had a picture of the beach scene while I was on the water. In the end another article in the local newspaper was published that talked about the windsurfing event but had a picture of me "dominating" the wind. Check it out http://www.elheraldo.com.co/ELHERALDO/BancoConocimiento/D/definal_de_nacional_de_windsurf/definal_de_nacional_de_windsurf.asp


From Puerto Velero I headed north to Barranquilla, further to Santa Marta, went to the incredibly beautiful and picturesque Parque Tayrona, then to Buritaca, back to Santa Marta and eventually back to Cartagena again where I got the pleasure to spend nearly 3 weeks including Semana Santa (Holy Week / Easter). The Holy Week here in Cartagena was a completely different story from the experience I had a year ago in Antigua, Guatemala. Take a look at that blog entry and you know how culturally intensive this experience was in Guatemala. There's supposed to be a place in Colombia as well that celebrates Semana Santa more traditionally with processions and the like but for the most part Semana Santa is more of  a Holiday week for people these days and a reason to come to the beaches, party, and drink, and have a good time.
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