Day 55. Seven hours walking for just two hours on the beach! Admittedly we were walking through unspoilt rainforest and the beaches were beautiful, especially if you ignore the fact that the current is too strong for swimming in most of the beaches. (Some 200 people have been lost to the undertow at Arecifes, the first beach we reached). What we should have done is hiked in, spent the night in a hammock (one of the most expensive hammock rentals in the world) then hiked out again. Parque Tayrona is mainly privately owned protected coastal area of natural beauty. You’re charged a fortune to enter and you’re made to wear a bracelet to prove it. The park is picturesque but is slightly contrived as the only other souls you see are tourists. We almost didn’t make it home as we missed the last minibus out of the park and as the evening light dwindled, we thought we might be sleeping in the park after all. Luckily a passing MotoTaxi picked us up and we bunked to the nearest town.
A beach at Parque Tayrona
Ants cross the road with leaves at Tayrona
P.S. Happy Birthday to Aunty Audrey. You might get a postcard. Then again, you might not!
P.P.S. Happy Mothers’ Day to Didi and Aunty Audrey!