Really really good last week or so here in Santa Marta.
On Friday I went to Bahía Concha, a very beautiful bay with pristine and calm waters. It was a very complicated journey, resulting in few people. It was no Playa Los Angeles, but it was definitely quiet and peaceful.
Spent the day snorkeling, swimming, and just hanging out with friends.
At one point this Colombian guy came over an sat down next to us on the beach. After a while he asked, "So, do you guys like fishing?"
After a quick negotiation to a price of $45,000 COP per person ($25.00) including lunch, myself, 3 English dudes, and an Aussie got set to meet him the next morning at 10am..
We trolled for about an hour using 1 rod and 2 other hand lines with bait on the end of them. We got a decent sized tuna on board, which we had cooked up for us for lunch alongside rice, tomatoes, onions, and fried smashed plantains.
The highlight was definitely the spearfishing. Sergio anchored the boat above some coral near the coast of a tiny island, and set us up to go. Snorkel, mask, and speargun was all we needed.
The fish were amazing. It was a tropical paradise under there. Orange fish, yellow, purple, red, everything. The colorful reef fish
are too beautiful to shoot and have hardly any meat, so the speargun wasnt discharged unless a red snapper would appear. There were other fish we went after as well, but red snapper were the only ones we got.
To cap off the day our Colombian guide asked if we wanted to go cliff diving into the Sea. Uh yeah why not?!
A running start was necessary, and hesitation was futile. There were quite a bit of rocks that needed to be cleared meaning failure to do so would result in quadriplegia or death if you're lucky.
I just sacked up and did it. Besides Sergio, the Aussie and I were the only gringos to jump.
After we got back into the boat, Sergio asks us if we like Cockfights, and if we want to go with him to the fight later that day. We quickly explained the existence of PETA and how Cockfights don't exist in our countries. We were definitely interested, but had to decline due to our plans for a Chiva with everyone at the hostel.
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Mom is probably relieved that you didn't tell her about the cliff diving until after the fact. The trip sounds amazing though - we're all super jealous here!
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