We’re Here

2018-02-14 Valentines Day

We arrived here in Las Hamacas just after sunset. We “heard” that it was a beautiful sunset, but we were told not to worry that there would be others.

After dropping off our bags we headed off to the beach with our old friends Connie and Tim. You can’t believe just how beautiful it was. After turning off our flashlights the stars lit up the sky, and the crashing waves seemed to glow in the dark. We later found out that that was because there was phosphorescence in the water. Tiny organisms that glow in the dark. You could see them with each incoming rush of surf, as glowing specs of fireflies that danced around our wet feet. Wow, what a greeting!

Here is a teaser Google photo of where are place is located.

And her is Kim enjoying her early morning coffee. More to come later

At the San Antonio airport

I know somebody who is going to miss us.

Just a side note. The worst thing about traveling, is “traveling.” No matter how many books, and toys we bring there is just a whole lot of waiting, and this is a simple trip. Two hours to Mexico City, 1 hour plane ride to Huatulco, and then a 1 hour bus ride to the beach. Simple huh? What about the getting up st 4:30am, the 2 hour wait at the airport, the 3 hour layover in Mexico City, etc etc.? In the end we will have read a good part of a book, scoured the magazines and stared out the window at the clouds, but finally we will magically be at the beach for sunset with sand between our toes.

Sorry, I guess that it is not too bad after all!

Getting ready for The beach in Mexico

In just 2 short days we will be on our way to the start of our Mexico vacation. Getting ready has been fairly stress free. So stress free in fact that I worry about just what we are forgetting. Hopefully, it is nothing too important. I’ll let you know once we ft there.

That’s me in my much you younger and more nimble days. I might not be able to still dive for lobster, but maybe I can just find a really pretty small shell on the beach?

Reflections on a Colombian vacation

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On the way to Houston airport

Kim relaxing before starting home


Just a quick photo of my lovely wife waiting for our flight to return to the USA. 

So how was our trip/ adventure/ vacation? In a word, one of our BEST! It seems like we have been gone longer than a month, and that’s a good thing. Each phase of our trip was like dream. 

Bogota was noisy and hectic, with crazy crazy traffic, but the murals and the Salt Cathedral were well worth the effort. 

Salt Cathedral was amazing


Then came the Amazon. For me a dream come true. I remember watching Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom as a kid and vowing that one day I would make it there. It was everything I hoped. 

The Amazon River. Can you believe it?


The real shocker for me was Cartagena. Normally I don’t like big cities, but there was something so romantic about it. I loved the outdoor cafes and just walking around the old city. 

Cartagena. The name says it all.


Next came Playa Blanca. It was a party island, but it also had its quiet beautiful moments. People filled the beach from 11am to 4pm. The hottest part of the day. They could have it. Kim and I enjoyed the rest of the day everyday. 

Playa Blanca


And last there was Isla Grande. As soon as we landed in this place we knew that we were going to run out our vacation there. At first we stayed a few days at a backpacker hostel. We really enjoyed it but it was inland and the beach is were it’s at for us. So we moved to Hotel La Cocotera and it was a little slice of heaven. 

One of our favorites. Isla Grande


A surprise for us was just how little Colombia had on common with Central America. It felt incredibly safe. Only once in the whole month was there a fellow up to no good. He lasted about 5 minutes before the street vendors chased him away from us–with a stick! 

I look forward to coming back to Colombia. Maybe even next year? 

¿Quién sabe?