A lot has happened in the past few days. I really should have been writing every night, but I’ve been a little afraid since my laptop no longer charges consistently. I think that’s a problem I haven’t brushed on yet: the DC-in jack on my laptop is broken. Again. This happened to me on the last… Continue reading Santa Rosa de Osos, Antioquia, Colombia — Ryan Posted on December 24, 2012
Category: Colombia
Beautiful Colombia
Colombia We had planned on spending a short time in Colombia. People say that you can drive from Cartagena to Ecuador in a day or two as it is only about 700 miles. Our initial plan was to drive straight to Ecuador – but that was before we all fell in love with Colombia. The… Continue reading Beautiful Colombia
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This is a very sad post to write. On January 3, Louie got hit by a car in Otavalo, Ecuador and he died. He is buried on a grassy strip of land in downtown near the market. We came home and opened the camper and the dogs were not there. We had gone to the… Continue reading Untitled
Christmas
We decided to spend Christmas in Santa Rosa de Osos, a mountain town at 8,300 ft about 2 hours north of Medellin. We camped at a parquedearo that was beautiful and convenient, being next to a cow field and behind a cheese maker / bakery, near a 24 hour travel center and a 5 minute… Continue reading Christmas
Leaving Cartagena – Jennah
We left Cartagena and headed into the heat. Our trailer and van were parked at an unattractive yard of dirt. The trailer was at least 115 degrees, and we couldn’t stay in there for more than five minutes, unless we wanted to die of heat stroke. We left the twisting, sweltering streets of Cartagena and… Continue reading Leaving Cartagena – Jennah
Into the Jungle — Jack
Leaving our hotel was an ordeal. Taxis had to be called in advance, dogs had to be retrieved, bags had to be repacked, and good bye’s had to be said. The trailer was in a storage, place, thing that was a good deal away from our place of lodging. Momma and Papa called up two… Continue reading Into the Jungle — Jack
The Highway to Medellin
One thing about Team DeCorso is that ALWAYS at the most dramatic moment possible, at the pinnacle of the worst part of whatever we are doing, SOMETHING will go wrong. And the drive to Medellín was no different. The drive to Medellín from the coast is a little less than 400 miles. It is supposed to take… Continue reading The Highway to Medellin
Arjona, Bolivar, Colombia
Before I begin this story, I have to explain the heat of Cartagena. We have been to plenty of hot places. We camped and hiked in Death Valley twice. We have been to North Africa and the Sahara, Central America and Mexico. We had had plenty of time acclimate from Alaska, a month in south… Continue reading Arjona, Bolivar, Colombia
The Plan for Driving Through Colombia
After 7 nights in Cartagena, Team DeCorso is heading onward. We are up early this morning, 6:45am and Mark has already left to take some bags (Christmas presents!) to the van & camper and await the delivery of the propane. Here in the hotel, kids are showering and charging Nook tablets. When Mark comes back,… Continue reading The Plan for Driving Through Colombia
Jack in Colombia
Cartagena is a loud, old, and crowded city. Everywhere you go you can hear the music of the land being pumped out of large sound systems that loiter outside the shops and stores. People sell practically any item they can; men carry around chains covered in padlocks in hopes that people will purchase their golden… Continue reading Jack in Colombia