Buenos Aires to Vegas - The Trek

The idea of sailing on the Caribbean like a pirate was highly appealing to me. I definitely had the moustache and long hair for the role anyway! By the time I got back from Taganga , the girls had already found us a boat for passage. Urvey , a 49 year old French stoner dude owned a large fishing boat which he chartered for trans Caribbean trips. The boat also included his wife/girlfriend Dagney , a wafer thin and sinewy woman from the USA who was prone to massive and abrupt mood swings and their 6 year old son Emani who we were later to find out had a sever case of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder). Now although our ideal situation would have been to go on a traditional sailing boat, our option did include some hefty inboard engines which meant we could make the crossing to the San Blas Islands in 30 hours instead of 40. Coupled with some hefty speakers and a large cabin area we could see a party boat in the making. The boat was called Metacomet . This was the name of the Ind...

Taganga was only a short journey up the coast which was quite a relief. It is a small fishing village that is situated just over a hill from the city of Santa Marta. The place is known for it´s scuba diving and relaxed beach atmosphere... a reason there were so many Gringos bumming around there! We stayed at the recommended Casa de Felipe which was cheap, spacious, well run and had good facilities. We wandered down to the beach to swim and relax as the sun went down. I had a huge Ceviche platter with langoustines and other assorted seafood which was very satisfying. Chilling out in the twilight watching the sun go down was incredibly relaxing and I could understand very clearly how easy it would be to sink into this sort of lifestyle. Casa de Felipe - a very nice hostel Taganga beach Mixte Ceviche with lobster Chilling with the Gringos and watching the sunset The next morning we were off to Tayrona National Park on a Chiva bus. This thing wouldn ´t have passed a road test i...