| Distance | 54.43 kms | 33.55 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Climbed | 475 meters | 1,558 feet |
| Ride time (hours) | 3.54 | - |
| Avg speed | 15.9 kph | - |
| Avg climb | 3% | - |
| Max grade | 8% | - |
| Distance | 16,100.92 kms | 10,004.69 miles |
|---|---|---|
| Climbed | 192,638 meters | 632,014 feet |
| Ride time (hours) | 1,249.60 | - |
Sunday, October 13th, 2013
I've got some time to kill before my boat leaves from Cartagena to Panama so I decided to head up the coast from Santa Marta and check out the beach. I had originally planned to stay in the Parque Nacional Tayrona but when I arrived the guards told me I couldn't enter on a bicycle. One of them was acting like an asshole so I'm not sure if the bicycle prohibition is true; I was going to make a scene but decided to see what was further up the coast beforehand. I ended up finding a place called Casa Grande that has camping on the beach for 6 dollars/night. It looked nice and quiet which was what I was looking for; I ended up staying there for 3 days and never went back to the park.
My stay consisted of eating, swimming, and sleeping. I even tried surfing (not successfully...) I rented a board for a half day but ended up returning it after an hour in which I swallowed a half-liter of sea water and generally got beat up by the waves. Surfing is not as easy as it looks!
