I'm so excited...... I have seen female green turtles laying their eggs and I've seen baby turtles escaping their nest and making their way to the ocean. More than I hoped to see. It was amazing. Friday arvo in San Jose I just wandered around the city centre getting my bearings and looking at shops. There was a note from the tour leader of the tour I had booked saying she would be arriving about 6pm and we would hopefully meet for dinner. When she arrived, it t...

Well I finally made it, one day later than expected to Costa Rica, via Nicaragua and Guatemala. What an adventure and one extra stamp for my passport. So, the last few days in Barranquilla and the weather changed. Started to rain and even got a little cooler which was nice. After our lovely day in Cartagena on Sunday, Monday was a very quiet day for us to chill out. Tuesday we decided that in the afternoon we were going to go to the beach, but when the car came ...

So, here I am in Colombia, the beginning of my travels through South America. Barranquilla isn't really on the tourist route, it's more a working city but here is where my friend Kath is and this is time to chill out and relax and catch up with her. Kath and I first met at camp, back in 2002 when it was both our first year. Kath was to come back to camp for another 2 summers until life caught up with her. Her partner has a 2 year contract here for work so Kath h...