To Paridise, Hell and back again. Part 2: 24 hours in hell.

This is what happened after we arrived in the extraordinary Punta Gallinas. For part one of the adventure, go here.

To Paradise, Hell, and back again. Part 1: 24 hours to Paridise

Punta Gallinas in the La Guajira Penisular is the northernmost point of Colombia and South America. It is a desert wildscape, with sand dunes that tumble into the Caribbean Sea. La Guajira Penisular is neither Colombian nor Venezualian but inhabitied by the Wayuu. We didn't have much more information about Punta, other than the place was stunning, there are flocks of flamingos and it is very difficult to get to. That ticks all my boxes, so we decided to go.

Camino de Sanitago in Pictures: Part 2

Gibbo`s leaving do. 

After 5 days he leaves us and we decide to give him a send off to remember.

The View from Above

We pull in at 5 am and sit quietly for an hour or so at the bus station. Behind us a young man is feeding a hard boiled egg to a hard boiled kitten. In front of us a man punches another man in the face and all around us there is a strange calm. Or maybe we are slowly adjusting to the rhythms of Moroccon life.

Camino De Santiago in Pictures: Part 1 St Jean Pied de Port to Pamplona

Ollie and Anthony contemplating life on the way to St Jean.

In Tents

The only sounds to break the cold stillness are the geese and the church bell. Each morning I wake up and slowly adjust, thinking about where I am now. 

So far...

I´m sat by Christopher in Camp Gibbo. A good friend left us today and we pitched our tents in his honour. Heads heavy from tequila and wine we´re packed up from Pamplona and are sat 5km west, in a long-since ploughed field.