Monday 20th July 2015 Saw those birds from the spot where I was washing clothes. Was on brekky preparation shift. Happy dog Played monopoly most of the day. Only had the green streets. Was a long game as we were 6 to play. Ryan and Morley preparing lunch in the kitchen. Boots that can be … More Casa Elemento – Days 7 and 8
Saturday 18th July 2015 Woke up and admired this view from my tent that I could not get tired of. That day I helped with lunch and dinner preparation and dishes which gave me some time to chill before breakfast and in between the two meals. It was a chilled happy day that went by easily. … More Casa Elemento – Days 5 and 6
Friday 17th July 2015 All photos of this day are photos taken by Bryan with his video camera. Big thanks goes to him as he was a much more careful photographer than me taking very few shots, and made an effort to take a few more shots I begged him to take. That night, jeez, … More Hike to La Cumbre – Day 2
Thursday 16th July 2015 The night before, an American guy from Montana named Bryan and me decided to go on a 2-day hike to La Cumbre. Josh with who I was doing the night bar drew this map for us. I finished the night bar quite late and packed my bag for 2 days between … More Hike to La Cumbre – Day 1
Tuesday 14th July 2015 It was Bastille Day but no one cared which was fine with me! Beautiful view at sunrise again from just outside of my tent. This is a “cabana” which was just being built and can accommodate 2 to 3 people. View of the bar from the toilets Fireplace and the view behind I … More Casa Elemento, Minca, Days 3 and 4
Sunday 12th July and Monday 13th July 2015 You wonder where I have been? 🙂 I discovered a piece of paradise and just stayed there for 10 days. Seriously! Has it ever happened to you to arrive at a place where you plan to spend 2 days and realise you found gold and wanna stay longer…and … More Casa Elemento, Minca, Days 1 and 2
Here is a rough idea of what would have worked for me. This is a personal opinion and everyone is different, so make your own list from here! On you: Socks (2 pairs would ensure you don´t get blisters..if you wanna try! Thin layer and hiking layer) Hiking boots (the most sturdy the better support … More Ciudad Perdida Checklist
Friday 10th July 2015 We woke up at 5am for this last day walk. Here is the campground in the morning. We started walking around 6.20am Passed the Kogi houses again. Walked through the plains again. Some people who were tired of walking, had back problems, knee problems came back that day on the mules … More Ciudad Perdida – Day 4
Thursday 9th July 2015 We woke up around 5am, got out of our chrysalides, had brekky and were ready to go. I had a big dilemma that morning. My short had been stinking so much that the night before I had washed it in the river. No matter how much I had drained the water … More Ciudad Perdida – Day 3
Wednesday 8th July 2015 Some activity started around 4.30am, the cooks were at work preparing the breakfast and we could see and smell the firewood as that´s what they cook on. I love that smell so I thought that was cool. We woke up and had breakfast around 6am. Here is the activity around 6.30am, … More Ciudad Perdida – Day 2
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