A good friend of mine, Terese, just started
doing yoga and adventure retreats at the Colombian island Providence in the Caribbean. It
was a perfect excuse to take a week out of my schedule and escape for a little
while to this paradise.
I arrived a day and a half before the retreat
started to have some time to relax and spend some time with Terese. She was
an amazing host even before the retreat started. We drove around the island,
enjoyed the beaches and the sunset and also had the possibility to enjoy some
local music. This was a perfect way to get in a relaxing mood.
The other participants arrived on Friday
afternoon and we had a welcoming dinner looking out on the sea and later we
went to the local bar for the live music there.
Saturday morning the retreat started, 5 days of
yoga and adventure. We started every morning at 5.30 for a 3-hour yoga and
meditation session. For those of you who know me, you might know that I am not a
morning person, but as soon as I started waking up during the meditation I actually
enjoyed it quite a lot.
The yoga group, we had a lot of fun together
Cristina aka Margarita Marley and I doing an exercise
During the day Terese and her partner, Michael
who is from the island, had arranged different excursions. We went to Morgan's
head, it was a short hike on Catalina Island, which is just crossing a bridge
away from Providence.
We did a drive around the island to get to know the different
parts and in the afternoon horseback riding around the island:
The last day they had arranged an amazing trip out to Crab Key to
snorkel and enjoy the amazing nature. The water was crystal clear and
there were so many beautiful fish that we swam next to. The view from the top of Crab Key was breath taking:
Lina and I on top of Crab Key
Back for lunch on Playa Mazanillo
The food was a seafood heaven. It has been a
long time since I have had such good fish and seafood and I fully enjoyed every
single bite of it.
The last night, Terese had arranged a meal at the beach with a local band playing. It was an amazing setting, great food and it
only got more interesting when it started pooring down. But that did not stop
us fom dancing, laughing and enjoying this beautiful place. A perfect way to celebrate Lina's birthday!
I am very happy that
I got to come to this amazing place and that I had the possibility to share this experience with this lovely group of people!
