Santa Marta.

I must be honest. At first, I was pretty unimpressed with Santa Marta. During the day, it looks like a quiet, dirty, port town. However, as the sun sets, all the streets open up and restaurants spill out into the plazas, salsa music pumping from every club – nightlife is alive! Good restaurants, street performers, and fun Salsa dancing bars! I guess Santa Marta isn’t so bad after all. 

We spent a day scuba diving in the Caribbean and that was magic. We saw countless fish, a seahorse, eels, lobsters, and turtles! Thanks, Octopus Dive Center!

Pro:

• Great scuba diving!
• Surprising good Mexican food – Finally!
• Fun night life and Salsa dancing

Con: 

• Beaches in the city are very dirty. Go outside the city to the park for a good beach and swimming experience

Tip:

• Do yourself a favor and don’t try the Colombian national alcohol, Aguadente – tastes like gasoline and black licorice. Yuck.
• Just a day or two in Santa Marta is plenty

Fun Fact:

• Don’t be alarmed if the locals stop and ask you for a photo because they’ve never seen a large red-bearded man before 🙂