This post should have been written yesterday but yesterday became today and toady went away quickly. Days seem to do that here, take forever and disappear quickly all at the same time. Most of the time I don't even know what day it is. Then before I know it a flood of people arrive, chairs line the beach and the music goes up a few notches and I welcome the weekend. Its Saturday in Taganga.
The past 2 weeks have been an experience to say the least. It's tourist season. I have never in my life seen so many people in one place. Taganga might have Disney beat, seriously. Needless to say, the tourists bring life to Tagnaga. Hippies come to sell anything and everything and someone is always putting on a show. From throwing knives to playing guitar, everyone is looking join the festivities. And to make a buck.
It's been an exciting few weeks in comparison with the laid back feel Taganga carries most the time. Like anything good, there is bad. Well not bad just hard to deal. The bar stays open until 4am and people are still trickling their way home at 5am. The noise makes for lack of sleep.
It's a price you pay I suppose, for the energy, but it will be gone all too soon. I've been pleasantly surprised to have met many American's here. It's a known fact Americans don't travel the way the rest of the world does. Americans travel in luxury, not for experience. Either way, it was nice to meet some Americans, young and old, testing out Colombia. Would you believe me if I told you they really like it? Imagine that.
Yesterday was Luis' birthday. He is now officially an old man. Or if 60 is the new 40 ,is 30 the new 10? If so this would explain A LOT. We spent the day as typically as so. Beach, nap, dinner and bed. Somewhere in between I think he watched football? Some things you begin to pay less and less attention to. That's not such a bad thing, trust me, no one cares FSU won the National Championship. Just saying!
Happy Monday (or Tuesday)
Here's to 30 and 30 more! :)
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