taganga and palomino

we spent our last week just chillin at the beach.  it was lovely.   our first couple days were in the small town of taganga.  this used to be a sleepy little fishing village but now has turned into a bit of a tourist town....though still has a sleepy village feel.

we mostly relaxed, floated in the waves and played in the sand.

lucy made a sand hammerhead shark

riley made a sand house replica of our home in hood river......the boy is ready to come home!

from taganga we traveled another couple hours up the coast to a town called palomino.  to call it a town might be a stretch as really it is just a few stores along the road. but if you walk down the beach access road there are several little resort like places.  this stretch of beach itself is long and quiet.  my guess is that in five years this place with be packed with tourist.

we stayed at a hostel called the dreamer which felt much more resort than hostel.  it had a pool, a pool table, a restaurant and a bar.

our days took on a nice rhythm.  we would eat breakfast at the buffet, then go play in the ocean for a few hours, then come back and relax in the pool.  during the afternoon heat we would read and rest.  in the afternoon we would go for a walks on the beach and then we spend a few last hours playing in the ocean again.  it felt like we were on vacation (an entirely different feeling from traveling!)

in the evenings we would play pool (the kids got an unexpected education on this trip that went beyond learning new language and culture.....one learns all sorts of things hanging out with 20 somethings in hostel bars!)

what a relaxing and restful few days! it was the perfect way to spend our last days in colombia.
hasta luego!