Tried to lie in to make up for being kept awake by last nights rave down stairs. This plan was scuppered by the staff at silly o'clock in the morning, going by the way they shouted at each other you would think they were deaf. Liz was not having it, after giving up on the ear plugs she actually got up to give the offenders her famous evil look. Perhaps it doesn't work here as she came back in and opted to turn the TV on loud (or in Colombia normal volume). Desp...

After two days of doing pretty much nothing except the necessary job of backing off photos, eating at Media Luna and gazing at a massive world map behind Liz, I was keen to do the one and only must do - the famous mud volcanos. Doing this would mean we could get out of touristy Cartagena where drinks and costs are comparable with the US. My watch was 10 minutes out but we still arrived at the agreed time to be told the bus had departed. I did not take the news w...

A very relaxed day, downloaded more photos and went down to Media Luna for something to eat - yummy yummy. Went looking for some shops but failed to find anything OK for Liz. Went back to Media Luna for more yummness and then went back to the room to watch TV and play poker - that's about it!

Liz said goobye to each fluffy pillow and the TV - Xmas treat was over. We headed on a room hunt. Hostels were above our budget and fully booked so I was feeling a bit nervous on where we might end up. The first hotel we tried above the neon daiseys of the restaurant we were at last night was surprisingly nice for half the cost of a hostel. To boot the place was clean with A/C, free coffee, cable TV and free Internet. The area towards the center did wiff a bit bu...

It's CHRISTMAS!! We got up late and combined with a 6 hour time difference didn't waste time in having a good old phone around. After we headed straight to one of the nicer plaza's to a nice restaurant Liz clocked the day before. It had prime position at the side of the plaza, we were in major treat mode. Feeling nicely satisfied and feeling the Christmassy effects of the wine we headed out for a lovely walk around the city walls. In Colombia it is inevitable t...