taganga

taganga is a bay north of santa marta. it is a fishermen’s village that has developed into a tourist destination. it is pretty and very protected from the crazy winds. the people are friendly and the food is spectacular. fruits, fish, plantains and everything coconut imaginable. simply delicious!

near the sierra nevada

north of santa marta is the tayrona park and some beautiful farms with lush vegetation contrasting the deserted surroundings. there are fresh water streams flowing down from the sierra nevada very close to the beach. the ocean is rough and cold and the beaches look very untouched. we visited ios’ place with my parents. a paradise below coconut trees. from here we walked the virgin beaches and saw for the first time the snow peaks of the sierra. it was phenomenal. one of the best places we have visited. with no electricity and only nature around, what more can one ask for?

santa marta

after a rough several hours with the strong winds, we made it safely into the wonderful new marina santa marta in santa marta of course. what a trip. Later we found out that the wind is called “la loca” and that we were very lucky to have rushed to get in, as for the next week that we were here, we had up to 40 knots of wind every day. this is close to shore. we can only imagine how it must have been out at sea. but being safely tied in the slip of a new marina, we enjoyed the city, and walking around, and specially meeting some of my family. This stop had mixed feelings, as it is now a country where we have already stopped, meaning that our circumnavigation is now complete. a good feeling of accomplishment indeed, but a sad feeling to see that the round the world adventure has come to an end…

cabo de la vela

cabo de la vela was the last point of ok weather. we approached but decided not to stay. we had the last hours of good weather and knew that if we stayed, we would have to stay for at least a week for the weather to calm down again. so we unfortunately missed this place known for its cool sand dunes and home to the wayuu indigenous people. after our approach, it was crazy windy until we reached sanata marta. we sailed through the tayrona park and could not even see the high peak of the sierra nevada of santa marta because there were so many nasty clouds on top. rather we were sailing very fast with one of the strongest winds we have had on the entire circumnavigation, trying to get to a protected harbor before the worse of the storm.