Day 7: We're in Paradise

It was already getting dark last night, so we couldn't really get a good sense of what everything really looked like, but today we soaked it all in. You know when people talk about picturing paradise and you have an image of what that looks like? Well, this resort is pretty much it. You literally wake up to a perfect view of the Colombian coastline and the sound of the waves crashing against the beach. You are surrounded by hills and jungle and there tons of exotic flowers, birds and lizards everywhere you look.  There are only 12 huts and then the main restaurant and lodge, so the resort is small and intimate and even though you are in a resort, it feels like you are secluded and you have your own private paradise.   

After waking up to the amazing view, we were then served a breakfast of fresh fruit, eggs, toast and Colombian coffee. After breakfast we went down to the beach where there we nice lounge chairs and umbrellas for us. There was only one other couple at the beach, so it felt like our own private beach. The contrast from where we stayed the night before is pretty funny. We had to check out of our ecohab by 1:00, but they let us check our stuff at the front desk and hangout on the patio and in the restaurant until we had to leave. I wish we had an extra day here and Jeff wishes we had an extra week. It was an amazing experience just to spend one day there though!

We left around 4:00 and caught a bus into Santa Marta, which was about an hour drive. We then had to take a taxi to the airport, which was about 30 mins outside of the city. It was interesting to be on the bus and to see the countryside and how most of the people in Colombia live. It makes you feel very grateful.

Now we wait for our flight and then catch a red-eye to Peru!