As we were still getting back into the swing of things we decided we'd do ourselves a favor and take the door to door shuttle from Cartagena to Santa Marta instead of the public bus. It was only an extra 15,000 pesos or so, and we figured it'd be well worth that just for the A/C...as I've mentioned Cartagena is hellishly hot and Santa Marta isn't supposed to be much better. The ride out was uneventful and relatively prompt (as prompt as 4 hours can be, anyway); ...

We're on the road again, like Willy Nelson! After a much needed and appreciated reprieve from life on the road while in the States the final leg of the Pro Leisure Tour through South America kicked off with a Tuesday evening flight out of Chicago's O'Hare International. There was a little excitement during the check-in process at the Spirit Airlines check-in desk when we were informed that we were not going to be able to board because we only had a one-way tick...