Its been a while since I have put time into the Web site since my vacation from my vacation ran a little long. Now that I have a camera and am back on the road I guess it's on.
After waiting for a few days in Panama City for Matze we finished off the country and loaded the bike onto a sail boat headed to Columbia. The boat ride was such a treat, and completely unexpected. We sailed through the San Blas Islands, made fires on the beach and enjoyed the company of my fellow crew. The trip to Columbia lasted 6 days, 3 of which were spent in the islands.
We hit land in Cartegena, Columbia on the 8th. With a deep history in pirate battles Cartegena has such increadible architecture. An old brick wall surrounds the old part of town and close by is a pyramid-looking fort used by the spanish.
As a last hoorah with the sail boat crew, I went out to the clubs in Cartegena and experienced one of the weirdest nights. It consisted of wondering around with 9 other touristy-looking shmucks(hehe)in a new city and a new country till 4 in the morning, sampling vendor food and watching skinny kids twirl fire while on some sort of mind-altering drug. It was fun while it lasted.
The next morning Matze and I cruised around the city for a few hours just to get a better feel for it before getting lost on the way out of town.
The road south has been very flat but everyone is telling us the road climbs 11,000 feet within 80 miles just north of Madellin. Last night we spent the night at a police station. Jaime, the man in command gave us a 2-hour breifing on the areas to keep our eyes open for the guerrillas, and in the moring road his bike with us for 20 kms. The people in Columbia have been the nicest by far than any other country. Everyone tells us we have nothing to worry about.
Hope all is well
Quinn-