First Days in Santa Marta, Colombia

Before all the madness of Carnival in Barranquilla began, I had an itch to go surfing.  On an amazingly gorgeous day, Evan and I set out to Finca Casa Grande (just known as Casa Grande) on the aptly named "chicken bus" out of Santa Marta.  45 minutes later, we were there.  Casa Grande is the most accessible spot to surf on this part of the coast of Colombia. Costeno Surf Camp is right on the beach there and run by our friends- Ryan and Colm.  Unfortunately for us, the wind caused the waves to blow out- we spent most of our day paddling around and checking out the surrounding land.  We had dinner with some of the crew on the beachside restaurant Ben & Joseph's... Not a bad way to spend the day!