Lately my world traveling friend Mike has been stepping up his inquisition of when I’m planning to meet him in South America. I figured if I didn’t just go and do it now, I was probably going to miss the opportunity. So… I’m going to Colombia! My mom wasn’t too thrilled at first when I told her. And my friends have all been saying “oh my god, why are you going THERE?”… but I’m very very excited and I can’t wait.
My girlfriend Norma’s husband is from Colombia and he (Javier) has been giving me lots of details on the cities. I also won’t be traveling with just Mike either – my good buddy Mike with whom I work with is going to join also – woohoo! And just talking to another buddy of mine, Luke, he and his sister are planning to meet us for a few days while they attend a wedding in Miami. So this is now turning into a group trip which will be much more fun!
As a kid, I remember one of my favorite movies was “Romancing the Stone”, and I’m surprised how not many people have seen that movie. It’s a GREAT movie!!! But in the movie they had an adventure going from Bogota to Cartagena which seems to be my travel path as well. I bought a book to familiarize myself with places we were planning to go. The towns, countryside, and definitely the beaches, look absolutely beautiful! So why fear? If Joan Wilder can do it, so can I! And with Pablo Escobar dead for years and the country trying to turn itself around, what’s a little rumble through the jungle gonna harm? haha
This time I’m planning to not pack as much as I did in Thailand since it was kind of a bummer having to carry all that stuff around. And if we spend most of our time at the beaches, I’m guessing my daily wardrobe will consist of a bikini, shades, a towel, and a coconut drink.
Bring on the coconut drinks….
