After walking round the old town of Cartagena and then walking over the walls of the city in 32 degrees heat yesterday I was pretty knackered. So I tried to have a little kip but didn’t really sleep.

Around 5pm I set out to cafe del Mar which is THE place to watch the sunset over the ocean – all the tourists go there. But despite being quite full, and the drinks being expensive for Colombia, it is definitely worth it.

For dinner I just walked down Carerra 10 in the Getsemani area, stopped for a bit of people watching at Trinidad square and then had a delicious traditional meal at Viva restaurant. The food was delicious and cheap.

After a quick rum at the Hostel bar I was in bed by 1030pm which meant I woke up nice and refreshed this morning, ready for my trip to Santa Marta.

By the way, I would definitely recommend El Arsenal Hostel- it has really good, clean facilities, a small pool and the staff are really helpful (and they speak English).

I got the bus to Santa Marta which took around four hours. Luckily it had air con and I managed to have a little sleep. The leg room left something to be desired. My new friends Elissa and Onur were on the bus too.

We checked into the hostel in Santa Marta and then went to get some food with a couple of Canadian girls too. I had some delicious seafood.

And after a couple of beers I’m going to have an earlyish night as a few of us ate heading to Parque Tayrona tomorrow and it’s an early start.

Loving Colombia so far!