Another move, another short post!
We farewelled the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to continue southwest towards Cartagena. Our driver truncated the 6 hour drive to 5 hour and 10 minutes thanks to only 1 short loo stop and overtaking like a demon possessed. He did offer to stop at the giant, golde, statue of a bikini-clad Shakira when we passed Barranquilla, the city where she was born, and was aghast when we declined!
We were only in Cartagena for one night as our final destination was Múcura Island and we would not have arrived here in time for the ferry ride over. Cartagena was by far the prettiest city but as a result also the most touristed. I hated that they were vendors constantly asking me to buy stuff. I will reserve judgement though, until we return and have a proper introduction with a guide. For now, we walked around exploring and enjoying the Christmas cheer. We get a well deserved sleep in tomorrow on Christmas day as our pick up will not be until 11am!
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| Hips don't lie! That is Shakira |
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| View from the hotel pool area |
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| Our colourful lunch! Things were definitely more expensive here |
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| View down to the old town of Cartagena. We're within the walled city |
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| Our rooms with a/c. Hallelujah!! |
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| The quest to find a spot for a family Christmas photo begins! |
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| We took a few... |
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| Had to say Christmas and Colombia. Tough ask |
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| We decided on this one! |
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| Gorgeous architecture |
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| Doing crosswords together as a family has now become a meal time routine |
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