We rode an hour in the desert to arrive at the northern tip of Colombia, on the Caribbean coast.
Cabo de la Vela, population 387, where we spent two nights.
We hiked an hour in the desert to enjoy the view from this hill and a secluded beach
The lobster we had for lunch had been swimming in the ocean that morning (that's our tent in the background)
Sunset from the lighthouse at Cabo de la Vela (Cape of the Sail, named by the Spaniards for this rock)
Going for a 3 hour sail to a flamingo sanctuary, we are in a very shallow bay of the ocean.
Flamingos! The smaller pink birds are roseate spoonbills, and the white ones are egrets
Scuba diving near Santa Marta. We went down to 36 feet and saw hundreds of fish of every brilliant color.
Nils brought back an octopus from his scuba diving trip!
The town of Taganga (near Santa Marta) where we spent 4 nights.
Hiking in for 2 hours to our campsite in Tayrona National Park
Michele climbing some stone steps built by the Tayrona indigenous people sometime prior to 1600 AD
Us on the beach at Tayrona National Park, our tent where we camped 3 nights is just off the shore.
