11th Nov - Lost City Day 5

So we were up at dawn as usual to start the long walk back. Had a good 6 or 7 hour trek to do today back the way we came. Lovely walk as ever. I spent the first 2 hours teaching one of the guides to count from 1 to 10 in English. He got it eventually!

Stopped after a couple of hours to get a quick bite and time for a last photo with the guide and some entertainment in the form of top quality hen punishment:


Last shot with the guide - at least he can count to 10 now


With all the craic, we stayed a bit too long and over the next 3 to 4 hours we had to really push it to get back to Mamey for lunch.

Met some Colombian army lads on the way who were stationed in the area. I also contested a battle of wits aka a battle of catch with this little legend and then we touched on.



Finally reached Mamey but lunch took forever and we didn't set off for Santa Marta for ages. Here's us on the bus on the way back:



We did get back just after 6. Aditya, Patti, Sumit and Maurice said that they were all thinking of going straight to San Gil on a bus just before 8, so I said I'd join them! Supposed to be loads of adventure stuff to do in San Gil. Plus it is on the way to Bogota where I'm flying out of in less than ten days so think that getting that bus makes way more sense than heading west and away from Bogota. I reckoned I had time for another delicious steak in Felipe and i was right!

Top steak!



The Dutch genius behind the steak!



But I just made it on time for the bus! All good, next stop San Gil tomorrow morning!