Providence - The paradise island in the Caribbean

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!