We arrived in Santa Marta today via Baranquilla, where we stopped to pick up Dave's new passport. We used the MarSol Shuttle again for both legs of the trip.When we got to Santa Marta, we called Turcol, and they came and picked us up from where the shuttle dropped us off (a few blocks away, it turned out). In no time, we had finished the paperwork and had checked in to the hotel next door.
As part of Turcol's 'special price' we received a free night's hotel room at Hotel Sol. Dave said he saw the Turcol lady slip them 40,000 pesos for our room. The location is great... right on the ocean. But the entire establishment is quite run down. Dave declared it "entirely adequate". No hot water in the shower, but no A/C either, so we never missed the hot water.
We spent the afternoon wandering the streets of Santa Marta looking for a few things. We found the local market street and Dave bought a new small backpack. We also found the Exito... a Target-like place. We bought a few snacks for the trip.
After watching a nice sunset on the water, we ate dinner nearby at an almost-fast-food place that had A/C, and then repacked our backpacks (for the 3rd time).
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Hi Sherry and Dave,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for finishing the Lost City Trail! Thank you so much for sharing the pictures once again. Having my camera stolen, I'm glad that I could count on your photos as a "recuerdo" of this amazing trip.
I also enjoyed the opportunity to check the pictures from the other parts of your adventure. I'm very impressed with your plannning and organizations, and hopefully someday I will get the inspiration (and resources) to travel around the world just the way you guys are doing.
Take care and keep on posting stories and pictures!
Sidney
(from Brazil, but living in DC, and we met in Salento)