Two long days of driving through the Colombian country side, the rolling green hills dotted with palm trees and cattle, we arrived at an obscure little town built along the riverbank in the bottom of a narrow valley, whose cobbled streets worked their way up the steep valley walls. The town square was tranquil and [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2009’
Cartagena de las Indias
The little two prop airplane we were on was flying low over the sparkling blue ocean. It felt strange to be flying, covering so many miles in so short a time. We were used to slowly bouncing along the uneven highways of Central America, maybe only traveling a few hundred miles a day if we [...]
Shipping disaster in Panama
We hadn’t really planned things out very thoroughly, so our time in Panama ended up being pretty short and uneventful. Our good friend Taylor had wanted to come see us on our trip somewhere, and because he had a friend from work who had family in Venezuela, he decided to go there. Unfortunately, due to [...]
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