I arrived in Cartagena and really instantly loved the place. It was clean and well maintained and overall very pretty. I immediately met these Israelis in the hostel and found out quickly that my time in Cartagena will be even more drinking. It was nice, and they helped me a little with my banking issues in Israel .
I headed on a not cruise to playa Blanca the second day and met some girls from new York, who were pleasant enough. The tour kind of sucked and only afforded me a short time at the beach and may have just been a waste of money, but I'm OK with it. After the tour I grabbed some dinner with an Israeli and began to drink with them along with a guy from Alaska and another from Slovenia.
I dedicated the next day to running errands around town, and ended up hurting myself pretty badly. My foot got all cut up and pretty bad. So, I called it a day rather early. Later that night there was a huge party at the hostel which was an annoyance, but it was fine.
Following that I spent the next day trying to take it easy. I met a nice Danish guy and we had lunch and a nice day. I had a beer at night (now becoming kind of the standard) and went to bed.
That Friday I weak up really early and was going g to take the bus to Mompos, which is a small village half way between Cartagena and Bogotá. As it turned out the bus was full or something, but they wouldn't sell me a seat. So, on a split second decision I jumped on a direct 24 hour but to Bogotá. It was cramped and boring, but the scenery was pleasant and the next morning I was finally in the capitol.
So far the capitol is nice, but I am looking forward to seeing more of the city.
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