After a better nights sleep - I say better as I still spent every hour waking up, I got up early and prepared for my trip or to Playa Blanca. The first thing I had to do was catch a bus to PasaCaballo, I waited for the bus out on the side of the highway and nearly died in the heat again. The temperature here is only 32 degrees most days but the humidity is almost unbearable. The bus took about an hour to get to my destination and it was absolutely jam packed with...

After a terrible night of debilitating heat and 1000s of mosquito bites I crawled out of bed exhausted. The house I was staying in was so stuffy and will go down as one of the most uncomfortable nights of my life. At around 9:30am I decided to walk to the markets and buy a few fruit and vegetables as I was going to cook for Mel tonight. The markets were an absolute maze of chaos and after all the stories I had been hearing about muggings and robberies I was on hi...

Today I was up early to pack my bags for Cartagena and Skype my parents. At about 9:30am I said goodbye to Khris's Dad and then Khris drove me out of the city to a bridge where I was to flag down a bus to Cartagena. The heat was intense and I had to wait only 20 minutes but it seemed like a lifetime in the intense heat. A guy also waiting told me which bus was headed to Cartagena, out I ran and jumped on as the bus coasted over the bridge. The bus was very spacio...