Santa Marta

February 14 We depart after breakfast and drive four hours on a good highway to Santa Marta.  After checking into our hotel and eating lunch at a restaurant down the block, we depart at 3PM for an afternoon tour of the center and a look at evening’s glow on the Coast. 

Our guide, Diva, was […]

Bumpy a Ride to Cartagena

February 13 Some group members return to Chupundun with Nevada to photograph in the first light of day, but I pass, having felt a bit uncomfortable in our first visit to that village. Mid-morning, after breakfast, we return to Cartagena via private boat, a very bumpy two-hour ride.   Here’s Patti, relaxing on the boat, […]

Isolate Santa Cruz

February 12 On Punta Faro, we’re treated to luxury resort service and comforts – an exclamation point to our journey after a week of intense photography and travel. Punta Faro also gives us something else that few others get to experience: direct and local access to one of the little-known places in Colombia, Islote Santa […]

En Route to Punta Faro

February 11 We set out at 4:30 for an hour drive to a ferry we are to take. As we approach the ferry, we encounter a line of trucks. Apparently, a truck has been stuck on the ferry since yesterday and it can’t be moved. So, we are forced to turn around and circle around […]

Early Morning Walk, River Cruise in Mompos

February 10 In the early morning (5:30) we take a walk around town, waking up with the city and watching it come to life. We stop for a small, strong cup of coffee at a small square, then go to watch school children in uniform arrive at their school around 6:15, riding on the backs […]