Tuesday, February 3, 2009

In Search of the Lost City...

Just packing up to depart Bucaramanga (actually Floridablanca) for Santa Marta in order to get on board the hike to Ciudad Perdida. I purchased hiking shoes and a sleeping bag for the trek, as well as a new pair of sweat pants, which essentially equates to an overflowing and painfully heavy backpack. I desperately need to sort through my belongings and chuck what I don´t need- which is practically 3/4 of what I have, but I´m a girl, what can I say?
I spent the past few days relaxing with Tania and her family, as well as Jonas from Switzerland. We shopped for my trek gear, hung around the pool near Tania´s house, watched some movies, and ate tons of delicious but very unhealthy food that is so typical here. Think: deep fried pork rinds, plantains, arepas (buttery deep fried corn patties), etc. I´ve also been enjoying the heat- the days are comfortably hot and the nights warm, with manageable humidity and occasional showers. I know what awaits on the coast though- insufferable heat and humidity.
In the event that I don´t post before I go on the 6 day trek, I would like to ask everyone not to worry- I have spoken to at least 20 people who have done the hike and there is practically no risk of anything bad happening. If I leave on Friday, I probably won´t post again until the following Friday. That´s all for now folks!

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