Merry Christmas from the 3 Amigos.

HUACACHINA

We have headed back down to Chile from the top of Colombia. In Peru a few hours down from Lima we hit desert. In the middle of gigantic sand dunes is a beautiful Oasis made into a cosy little town, from here they run dune buggy tours and sand boarding exurtions.

The little town situated amoung huge sand dunes.

Our Dune Buggy for the late afternoon, and our experienced driver who freaked us out on several occations as to where they could take these things...

One of the sand dunes that we hurled ourselves down, scary at the outset but sooo much fun as you are flying down the hill.

IPIALES

At the bottom of Colombia just before crossing the boarder, we found another amazing Church. This one is heavily devoted to the Virgin of Las Lajas, and is plastered with plaques of people giving thanks for what we think is all healings.

Las Lajas, in all its glories.

CARTAGENA / PLAYA BLANCA

Cartagena, the most beautiful city we have come across so far...With it's old colonial style city surrounded by a massive fortified wall, built to keep the pirates out, and the other half of the city full of high rise apartment buildings, making it more like Miami Beach. We spent a few bright, sunny and hot days parading around town with the hoards and swimming in the perfect Caribbean waters. We danced the nights away at local street parties to the ohhh so popular Salsa rythms (and got a few helpful Salsa tips from the locals).

Us on the fortified wall, just before we discovered the huge street party down below.

While parading around all day we were pigmented, flowered and watered...severely!

Playa Blanca (white Beach) is a hours cruise out of the harbour into the even more crystal clear Caribean waters. We spent a few nights in hamocks on the beach, 20 paces from the water. Amazing spot though not so much with the annoying German next door.

Ohh the serenity...

Our shade from the heat of the day, Logan, Jarrod and our friend...

The view from our hammocks... and Leroy our Israelie bud.