On my way to Miami, and now that I'm on my way, it feels right. Putting everything in the hands of the universe, as always when traveling. Wish I could remember to do that more in my everyday life. That's why traveling is so good for me. Faith in the unknown. Confidence = openness. Positive. Relaxed. Inspired. On this trip, I am interested in art, nature, beauty, calm, culture. Avoid chaos my clairvoyant said on Saturday. Why Colombia then? Isn't it full of chaos? We'll find out.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride, the flight attendant invites.
Oh, flying out of Santa Fe is pretty awesome. Layover in Dallas, also a good choice. Even though its freezing cold today (32 degrees!), I don't have to worry about a snow storm causing delays.
Later.
I'm in Dania Beach/Hollywood Beach, Florida. 83 degrees and balmy. I arrived at FLL airport at 2pm, took a 10 min cab to my airbnb, breifly met my host, Jeff, left my stuff and walked to the beach. Jeff said it was a mile or so. But he's a cyclist, so it actually took me a good hour to walk there at my fast pace. I'm sitting on the beach soaking up the last of the sun and appreciating the exercise to arrive here.
Back at my airbnb location. I chat with my host and can tell he's a good and interesting person. He and his wife moved here after 8 years in Las Vegas, Nevada. He bike tours all over the US. His wife works in airport security and makes enough for both of them. Originally from Boston, he kind of sound like a British person with an American accent because of all the places he's lived.
My friend Sarah from my College of the Atlantic days lives an hour away from Miami now and ends up meeting me with her boyfriend. We all have dinner together at a delicious vegan restaurant with nut cheese and gluten free cupcakes. Did I mention they also serve 3 flavors of kombucha on tap? Sarah and I order the guava. I'm happy. Its so nice to reconnect with Sarah. I love when things like this work out. Thats one benefit of posting where you are traveling on facebook.
Next morning, my hosts kindly make me coffee and a scrambled egg and offer to give me a ride to the airport! Lucky girl! We talk about traveling and the whys of Colombia. Well, I explain, every time I read about Cartagena in my research of South American cities I felt drawn to it. When I was traveling around Guatemala 4 years ago, quite a few people talked about how Colombia was one of their faves and I've had the bug to go since. Plus it was one of the most affordable and convenient places I could go in South America. 2.5 hour flight from Miami. And I absolutely love hidden treasures and the less traveled road. Additionally, I wanted to go somewhere Spanish speaking and to be near the ocean. I'm just anxious to get there now and find out.
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