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| Earthling at anchor with Providencia in the background |
If you like to see one of those pure and unspoiled places,
then you should sail to Providencia. This Island is part of Colombia, but the
locals are more of a Caribbean decent. Unlike its sister island, San Andres,
almost everyone in Providencia speaks English with a Caribbean accent. People
from Providencia are very proud and protective of their Island and they don’t
really want it overcrowded by tourist. You can get to Providencia via San Andres by flight or a fast motor Catamaran. There is also one weekly charter flight from Medellin! Providencia is a
great stop for sailors going south bound to Panama or northbound to Cayman or
the bay islands. The Busch agency is the most known agent that clears in new
arrival, just call Mr. Bush on Ch16 and follow instructions.
Darius and I unwrapped the bicycles and biked around the
whole island in two days. There are several beaches along the western side, the
biggest and most popular one is “South West Bay”. You find several beach
bars and restaurant along South West Bay. “Devine Niño” offers the best value
seafood platters!
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| Biking through the Island |
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| South West Bay |
Providencia is one of those locations where Earthling crew
connected with some local people. Our new friends invited us to their home,
served us food, and were giving and loving!
We also got to utilize their moto bikes to get around the island. Based
on my experience in the Caribbean, the less touristic islands are, the more
friendly and bonding locals!
This isle is only 360m (1200ft) in altitude, but it does
have a few rivers and waterfalls and there are trails that go up to the peak.
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| Go West |
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| Look at the large Iguana sitting on the end of the pipe |
On the South East side is Manzanillo bay, which has a large
beautiful beach with palm trees hanging over the water, this bay is also known
as Rolando’s Beach. Rolando has been running a beach bar here for 20+ years. Rolando is open 24/7, and you can party here till early morning hours!
One evening, on the way back from Rolando’s, we saw a house
full of people and noise. The house looked like a small stadium and it sound
like like there was a race. Curiousness led us in there! The race was a rooster
fight! I’ve never seen anything like this live before. I think it’s brutal to
fight animals, and it would not be allowed in my book. But we, humans, are
still part of the animal planet and we are still fighting each other, first we
have to evolve to a higher dimension and stop the fight, then I'm sure there will no longer be arranged animal fights either! However,
these people were really into the fight, some flew in their roosters from other
places and were betting big bucks. The fight we watched was the best! After a
couple minutes of the start, one of the roosters simply chickened out and would
run away and not fight, so no blood was spilled on our watch!
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| Manzanillo Bay |
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| Rolando in his favorite place |
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| Manzanillo Beach |
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| Cock Fight |
Additionally, there are horse races on both of the beaches
on midday Saturdays!
Providencia has one of the largest reef barriers in the
Caribbean. Therefore, most of the locals are great fishermen and divers!
Our visit in Providencia last ten days and this island, like some other places in the past, became home and it was hard to leave it behind.
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| Judith, Kideson, and Chewy |
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| Hasta a la Proxima Vez |
Love from Providencia
