Tropical storm = football and tennis!

Thursday morning was a leisurely one - spent relaxing by the rooftop pool in the hotel. One of those 'pools' that only just warrants the name - but at least is was a welcome relief from the heat and humidity.


After lunch, we moved to our new hotel at the other end of the town. More of a restaurant / bar with a few rooms upstairs but a good location and a great balcony (the top one shown in the photograph of the building without the flag!) - perfect for sitting watching the world go by - without the world knowing it!







Took a stroll down to the port to buy our tickets for an all day boat trip to to some nearby islands. We had hoped that we could just hop and off water taxis - sadly not the case here. All that is available is a fairly lengthy trip with lunch included aboard a boat that definitely looks better on the photograph than in real life! The strange thing is that everyone tries to sell the tourists the same trip - whatever happened to free enterprise!?



Thursday night featured a very loud and long thunderstorm which had not completely cleared by the time we woke up -couldn't face a day on a boat in that weather so went back to sleeep, waking in time for the start of the tennis followed by the Brazil game. As you can see, this was avidly watched by the locals in the bar opposite.

The scenes from the balcony provide constant entertainment - whether it is from the bar opposite (with great music) or the bar next door where the old men play dominos louder than ever thought possible!

Weather cleared for a stroll across town for lunch - only disappointment was that the Uruguay game was not for some reason shown anywhere on Colombian TV.

Bracing ourselves for the boat trip tomorrow - sure to be busier at the weekend but hopefully in better weather. We have to arrive an hour before sailing to ensure a seat on the sun deck - as you can imagine we are all thrilled by the propsect of queueing at 0730 - am sure it will be worth it!