(George)Having already made a weeks worth of plans prior to our stay in Minca, we decided we should stick to the itinerary we had in order before we returned to the hilltop hostel. Our 7 days were to be some of the busiest we had set ourselves throughout the whole trip as we would visit 4 different locations along the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The agenda was as follows, Rodadero > Parque Tayrona > Rodadero > Taganga > Cartagena > Minca. With so much to do and ...

(Tamara)Ninja turtles packed and reporting for border crossing duty at 6.30am! As an increasing, underlying sense of anxiety regarding the day ahead came over us. We booked a taxi at reception for 07.00am, enabling us to be the first in line when the crossing opened at 07.30am. Picking up a hint of disapproval from the man at reception for such an early morning request, we shrugged off his bad temper and headed for breakfast. After describing endless breakfasts i...