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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

From the islands of San Blas to the car show in Geneva

My last stop of the first part of my journey was in San Blas.  San Blas is a series of 378 islands  and only 49 are inhabited by the fiercely independent Kuna Indians. The economy of the islands is based on coconut sales, fishing and tourism and they offer travelers good snorkeling and swimming. Facilities are few and simple, as is the food. The area is surrounded by reefs, some of the oldest in the world. It is just beautiful there.......



I was lucky and it was windy for one day and I really enjoyed kiting between the islands, it was just unreal......



Everything comes to a end and it was time from me to go back home :-) it is so nice to see my family and friends again after 5 month. Unfortunately, I am not here to chill around, after 2 day I had to work for two weeks as hostess for Maserati at the biggest car show in Switzerland. The switch from the simple loneliness of the island to the fancy crowded fair environment couldn't be bigger. 

Thanks to my Maserati team, it was great to work with you and I miss you all :-) 





Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Capo de la Vela, Colombia


From the Airport Santa Marta, I went straight to Capo de la Vela, this desert paradise is located in the La Guajira peninsula of Northern Colombia.

Capo de la Vela is really in the middle of nowhere and we (me and Andy) were the only Kiters there :-) the water was beautiful but the offshore wind was very gusty :-( When the wind picked up I had around a half hour with not that bad wind and sometimes in the evening, during the afternoon was the wind too strong and gusty. Therefore I spend a lot of time in the hammock, the first day was hard but then I really enjoyed the mystical atmosphere.



It was very interesting to meet the the Wayuu, the indigenous people of La Guajira, specially that their social system is led and managed by women.