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| Our little rooftop cabin on the rocky outcrop - doing it in style! |
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| Taganga beach |
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| Taganga from the hill |
After dropping off everything we’d taken on the trek in the
laundry, we decided we weren’t quite done with the jungle just yet and headed
over to Tayrona National Park. The hike was only supposed to take an hour and a
half, but we’ll blame our weary legs on the fact that it took closer to 3
hours, which was timed pretty well in the end as we just about avoided the
rain…
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| Fun in the roots #1 |
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| Fun in the roots #2 |
Had a quick swim, then enjoyed our private cabin views and
hammock for the rest of the afternoon, before crossing the river back to the
restaurant – and some river crossing it was as well, more challenging than any
we’d done on the way to and from La Cuidad Perdida! At least we knew first hand
why you shouldn’t be crossing after torrential rains... We then blew the froth
off a couple of bevvies whilst enjoying conversing with a Canadian, an Australian,
an Irish and a Dutchman – very multicultural!
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The rains had well and truly come
by the time we got to the cabin |
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Had a bit of Wilson's Prom
about it |
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| Coconuts on the beach... |
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| Sunrise - and with it no more rats, thankfully! |
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It was a slightly rosier picture
in the morning |
Our lodgings were ideal, perched on a rocky outcrop giving
sublime views over two fantastic beaches and turquoise waters and a sea breeze
which kept the mozzies away. Until we came face to face with the other
residents – rats. They made awful squeaking noises throughout the night, and
the one we saw with the head torch looked like a monster – needless to say we
didn’t get back to sleep too easily, and getting up for sunrise was almost a
blessing in disguise!
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| Back in Taganga for a sunset football match |
Made the call early that we wouldn’t hike back, getting the
boat along the coastline back to Taganga. That meant we could lie back in the
sun, explore the beach across the way and generally get used to the Caribbean
lifestyle – it wasn’t too hard!
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A shower, soap and shampoo -
it's the little luxuries! |
Key Learnings:
1. Camping at Tayrona is not recommended. Seeing
people scooping the water out of their tents after a rain storm made us
thankful for our cabin!
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