We arrived in boiling hot Santa Marta on the north and Caribbean coast of Colombia. I can finally pack away my jumpers and not see them again until England! Our hostel was called The Dreamer and was the best we had stayed at so far, with a huge pool and a grassy area surrounding it with loungers and hammocks, a great bar, kitchen, TV area, pool table - everything you could ask for in a hostel!

We immediately set up for the day in a spot by the pool; time to get my tan back which I seem to have lost completely. It was so relaxing lying in the sun and it felt like a long long time since I had - even though I had spent the two months prior to Brazil doing just that almost everyday! It was unbelievably hot in Santa Marta and I was already looking forward to the next day which would be a full beach day, and the boat trip at the start of the following week.

I made myself dinner and we lounged by the bar, fully making the most of happy hour and the delicious frozen daiquiris (either mango or a Colombian fruit) - yum! We met some lovely people, and spent most of the night with a girl named Liv (another one) who we had met on the bus earlier that day. I really enjoyed the evening.