One of the touristy things to do out of Cartagena is to take a speed boat out to the Islas Rosario and Playa Blanca. Not remotely above being tourists, we spent Thursday afternoon walking around town looking for a good tour. We settled on one sold by Optitours. They pick you up from your hotel, take you to the dock, and take you on a speed boat out to the islands and Playa Blanca. There, they give you lunch, beach…
For anyone who knows me, I’m notorious for not seeing wildlife when I travel. I’ve warned John of this affliction, and the likelihood that he’ll be the collateral damage in my animal viewing bad luck. But less than a week into our trip, we’ve come across not one but two wild animals without even trying! Wild Animals in the City? We were cutting through Parque del Centenario, a nondescript square outside the old walls, when we saw a bunch of…
We’re here! After a fairly stress-free day of travel, we’re settled in at our first home abroad, a lovely hotel in the Old City in Cartagena. We’re both getting into a Spanish-speaking mindset (Erika much more than I) and starting to explore the city. We’d predicted we’d end up spending a lot of time at the pool here… and apparently the hotel wanted to meet our needs, as they put us in the room right next to the pool. Who’s…
Hello! Thank you for checking up on us! That countdown showing “1” on our home page is taunting me, as I haven’t gotten a blog post together in a while, and… …we leave in the morning! We’re in Fort Lauderdale tonight, and tomorrow we leave for Cartagena. I’d hoped to have a few posts documenting our final preparation, but it turned out our final preparation took forever, and we’ve been up till 1 or 2 every night, and worked all…
Thanks for joining us on our blog! We’ve still got an incredible amount to do, and only two weeks in which to do it–I’m not stressed, are you stressed? But the plans for the first phase of our trip are coming together, so I wanted to put together an update about that. And the first phase is South America! We’ve known that for a while, but the whole of the South America phase has really started to take shape. We…
We’re busily preparing for the trip! We’re buying supplies, booking flights, getting shots, freaking out, securing visas, reserving hotels, and generally freaking out! Oh, and we have to finish putting together a wedding. You know, minor details. Come back soon, we’ll talk about our preparation, and be able to tell you about some of our travel plans! Plus, we have something of a sneak-preview trip coming up, to get us mentally ready for the uber trip!
