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| Punta Faro's beach area |
Merry Christmas from Colombia! Today was the first of 3 nights at Punta Faro, an all-inclusive resort on Mucura Island, part of Corales del Rosario National Natural Park, off the coast of Cartagena.
We were picked up and taken to the pier where we may have died in the heat momentarily and looked in horror at the speedboat that would take us to the island. When we first heard that the boat ride would take 2 hours, we inaccurately conjured a mental image akin to the inter-island ferries in Greece. Umm...no. The speedboat was open air and fortunately for us the sun was directly overhead and so most of the ride was in shade. Again fortunately, the seas were calm, and our ride was smoother than expected.
Punta Faro was a family run resort, whose facilities were similar to a 3-trident Club Med. Most importantly, the rooms had good a/c, and we didn't have to think about meals! Alcoholic drinks were extra but it was not too expensive, and neither were the water sports equipment rental. There was no pool but the water clear and warm. Meals were buffet style, and we did question the efficiency of their system! However, staff were friendly and helpful so we just sucked it up and stood patiently behind indecisive people...
Posts over the next few days will be super short. We were all looking forward to some "down" time before we hit the hecticness that is Walt Disney World.
Wishing our family and friends the most joyous Christmas and a fantastic New Year!
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| The breakfast station at Santa Catalina |
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| Christmas day family puzzle time! |
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| Breakfast arepa. Looks interesting but taste was only so-so. A bit dry! |
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| It was SO hot waiting for the "ferry". We only waited for 15 minutes...but it felt like 15 hours |
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| Our "ferry"! |
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| What can we do other than smile? |
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| My view for the next 2 hours... |
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| Yay we're here! |
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| Our welcome fruit juice |
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| Our home for the next 3 nights |
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| We chose the cheapest rooms. Clean and comfortable |
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| No view but we were the closest to the dining rooms! |
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| Lunch time |
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| The beach |
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| There were many lovely pockets of shaded areas. But I see how this game is played...I can play the "0700 put your towel down" very well! |
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| Merry Christmas! |
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| There was multiple partitioned off sections of daybeds. Genius use of space really |
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| View, shade and breeze! |
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| I went for shade |
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| He went for sun |
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| The kids went for pina coladas which were only AUD10 each |
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| Dinner was on the grass which was meant to be "romantic" but honestly it was just a date with the mosquitos |
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| The buffet style meals |
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