gobigmike
Winding down after night of Cuba Libres & great fish soup & bbq pork w my Colombian amigos.
| gobigmike Passed today's sessions, deep dive (120ft!) & navigation (semi-pointless mapping?). & aced the bonus round: drop weight belt on foot. OW. |
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| gobigmike Randomly ran into Talli & Nimo, 2 people I met in different Argentinian towns in March & haven't seen since. All roads lead to Taganga! |
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| gobigmike Celebrating 1 year (& a few days) of gainful unemployment, & passing the SCUBA Open Water course. Starting Advanced tomoro AM. |
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| gobigmike I'm gently swaying w the waves, 2 hrs after leaving water. Time for rest day. Finished Open Water dives today, test tomoro. Final S Am week! |
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| gobigmike Saw loads of lobsters today. Sadly not allowed to bathe them in warm butter. Also: cool blue-spot bottom dwellers & lovely Volcano Coral. |
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| gobigmike Enjoying the fine post-dive grilled fish on offer in Taganga. See fish, eat fish! And the surprisingly fantastic baguettes, too. |
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| gobigmike Survived & enjoyed 1st Scuba training day, all in Spanish!! To 40ft. Saw colorful fish & coral, octopus & an eel eating clam. Scuba is rad. |
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| gobigmike Back in Taganga. @ubignut & @lukestar left yest, @vangorkomm leaves pronto. Thx for coming out! Solo & static for 9 days of Scuba training. |
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| gobigmike Enjoyed a romantic, seaside scrub & massage yesterday, w crashing waves & rolling thunder claps, 6 feet away from a nude MVG. |
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| gobigmike Passed Tranquilandia en route to Paradise beach. Time to snorkel & chill in the heat. |
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| gobigmike Castle stormed. Hitting the beaches at Tayrona Park for a few days. Offline til thurs. |
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| gobigmike "NO GRACIAS" sign 98% effective. Storming the castle this morning, spa afternoon, & then over to beachy Taganga. Happy bday Mom!!! |
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| gobigmike How is it possible to be more sweaty after cold shower than before? I´m living proof. Cartagena, you m-u-g-g-y, & you ain´t got no alibi... ... |
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| gobigmike Epic rumba last night, slow today. Islands cruise was great: Aquarium cool & Playa Blanca as advertised, & we snorkeled some pretty fishies. |
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| gobigmike @lukestar & sistar have now joined the merry crew! Tonight out in Cartagena, boat trip to islands & beaches tomoro. Pass the Dramamine... |
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| gobigmike Mission complete! S. America tip to top in bus. Med-Cart bus was 14.5h, vs 12 listed (as expected). HOT here, time to dip feet in Caribbean. |
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| gobigmike Flight delayed by rain, but successful & fun. Medellin is lovely (especially the chicas), w sketchy parts. Zona rosa could be upscale an ... ... |
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| gobigmike Happy 4th! Celebrating by going paragliding, weather permitting. Oh, & we helped judge (sort of) a bikini contest at a disco last night. |
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| gobigmike @hitsman: Yes, lots of planes here. But I'm now just 1 13hr (+20-50%) ride away from doing the whole continent South to North in bus. Goals! |
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