Sunday 1 June 2008

Scuba Do

Hola amigos!!

This week's been all about scuba - self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. The Carribean reef near the tiny fishing village of Taganga is said to be one the best diving spots around the South-American continent. Now we know why! The underwater world is stunning here, to say the least. High numbers of different species of fish, squid, turtle, lobster... Yesterday, we undertook a nightdive which obviously was utterly unforgettable...

We were thinking about hiking to 'La Ciudad Perdida', 'The Lost City'. One can reach this Unesco world heritage site by walking three days through lush jungle. It's supposed to be pretty amazing, but we won't do it after all. The Belgian government strongly advises against going there now, since lately tourists have been violently robbed on their way.

Next country on our list: Venezuela. In 1499, some Spanish explorer noticed a coastline on which houses were built above the sea, on poles. He subsequently named this land 'Venezuela', 'little Venice'.

Ciao ciao!




1 comment:

Anonymous said...

NIck, ik vind u gek plan zo zaaaalig klinke .. assek bij batc geraakt, wacht dan is tot volgend jaar juli, dan ganek heel de weg mee!! man ik kan echt ni gelove hoe saai belgie is!!! ik wil hier echt zo hard weg!!! Ik droom zelfs over reizen!! kei freaky :)

bubaaai xxx
ps: goe da ge nog leeft! ge zij goe bezig!!! :)