Let's start with the drama in getting to the island paradise of San Andres & Providencia... we showed up at the Manizales airport at 7am to catch our flight to Bogota, and then onwards to the islands from Bogota that afternoon. However, because of bad weather, the entire Manizales airport was closed! We then needed to catch a 2 hour bus to Pereira. From here we flew to Bogota, however because of this delay, we missed our flight to San Andres. We were told in Pereira that because we booked the flights on two separate airlines, we had to pay an extra $400 to change our flight to the next day. Luckily Ben was able to work some charm at the Bogota airport and we were able to get our flights changed for free!
Our travel insurance was able to cover our delay, which meant we could spend a reasonable amount on accommodation for one night (in their words - "between $200-$250"). Not bad given the place we stayed the previous night was $25! So we checked in to the 5 star hotel of our choice and had a great night ordering room service and enjoying the spa and gym!
The next day we finally arrived in San Andres and stayed 1 night before taking the boat to the smaller and more underdeveloped island of Providencia. San Andres was beautiful, but Providencia was a really special place - completely unspoilt by tourism, full of Carribean charm and surrounded by incredible, deserted white-sand beaches. We rented a scooter during our stay and drove around the island, swimming, relaxing and stopping in at small cafes. It was the perfect way to spend our last week together before Elise headed off to Spain!
After 5 nights on Providencia, we flew back to San Andres on a small plane because the boat was having mechanical problems and had one night there before flying back to Bogota.
Being posers on the beach : )
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