Bona Vida— a Catamaran Experience

This Catamaran experience deserved to be on a separate post. As I mentioned it in my previous post, I got sick during our trip and couldn't / didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped for. But true to be told is that this was undoubtly the highlight of our trip to Cartagena; we didn't have the time nor that much money to go and explore more, but this certainly was the best thing I've ever experience in my entire life plus it was our first time doing this, so it felt not only magical but also unique. 

So, we booked this through our hotel, but sure you can do it on your own and directly from Bona Vida Catamaranes. We were about over 30 people between locals and foreigners plus staff. It started at 5:00pm and it was until 7:00pm, this usually is not only to have the experience but was merely to watch the sun set and have a good time, unfortunately this day had rained hours before us leaving our hotel and heading to the marine bay. We arrived and paid our passes and took our seats and the staff welcomed us with some tokens that allowed us to have a drink and snacks per person. It then started raining, and we sailed off at 5:00pm. 

It was all going good, until about... maybe around 6:00pm, when it started pouring down and we were in the middle of the bay, it was so dark and nobody was even there but only us- this moment kind of felt like a scene straight out a movie, except we weren't scared at all- we all tried to stay and remain under the roof, especially me since I had the flu and didn't want to get worst but that didn't help at all, because it was raining and there was also a breeze, so I was like I just had literally taken a shower. 

However people got bored at this point and one of the staff people who was the DJ was smart enough to just turn the volume up and play some music, it was at that moment when everyone got in the mood like, okay, let's not waste this time and enjoy it, we're already here and there's nothing we can do, and WE all enjoyed it. There was this group of foreigners dancing to every type of music and just having the best time of their lives and it just felt very contagious. I was on my seat but still moving / dancing from there, and you guys, this was truly magical, it was at that exact moment when my mind literally shut down itself, I didn't have any worries nor any thoughts, nothing but absolutely nothing came to my mind it was blank, I completely even forgot that I was sick and simply soaked it all in, nothing else mattered to me, family was by my side and I was so happy, happy to see them happy while enjoying it, happy because this trip happened and we were able to take some days off, happy for being with my loved ones, happy for even having experienced it together for the first time, and yes, the weather didn't help but now that I look back, I wouldn't change it nor would wish it was any another way, it was perfect, the people we were with too, it truly was meant to be and it was!

Now, I know this isn't going to be the last experience, because after this I want to go back and do it over and over again, whether with family, to celebrate my birthday, go with my future partner and the in-laws, or on my own, but definitely it's worth repeating, be it with sun (sunset) and or cloudy/rainy again, I want to do it and experience it all over again, and make more new memories, I live for moments  like this, now that I'm already in my mid-twenties, and I have learned a lot of things, I have stopped caring about material things, and do not get me wrong because yes, we need them but I don't longer give them that much of an importance in life, instead I pray God that I can be able to go and explore the world and see and admire all of these beautiful places and His creations, I want to create and have memories like this, ones that I can always remember and I can have pictures to look back on but above all to appreciate and see the world from a different perspective. There's always something about travelling that once you're back and have the memories, you learn to value and appreciate what you already have, even more or I don't know if that's only me and my perception on things so, here's to more exploring adventures! 

This post isn't in any way sponsored nor I was paid to say this, but because I REALLY had such an amazing experience and want to do it all over again and can't wait for that moment, I HIGHLY recommend Bona Vida Catamaranes, they have such an amazing  and very kind staff and the experience it is so worth it, so in case you already have Cartagena on your bucket list, here's something extra you can do during your stay/visit!