Last night we flew from Cartagena to Medellin. It was a sad goodbye, as Cartagena has been good to us – our first home away from home. We really enjoyed the sights, the people, the food, and generally the weather. Given my horrific sunburn, our last couple days were pretty tame but still a ton of fun. See below! Laundry Even though we’d only been gone a week, we’d sweated through the majority of our clothes in Cartagena. Next to…
I brought my DSLR on this trip for a reason, and it wasn’t for all the extra weight. It was to take pretty pictures! Here are some of the pretty pictures we got so far in Cartagena. I hope you enjoy them, keep coming back because we’ll have plenty more! I hope you like wide angle pictures, because to keep weight down I only brought my wide angle lens for this trip, so you’re gonna get a ton of them….
One of the touristy things to do out of Cartagena is to take a speed boat out to the Islas Rosario and Playa Blanca. Not remotely above being tourists, we spent Thursday afternoon walking around town looking for a good tour. We settled on one sold by Optitours. They pick you up from your hotel, take you to the dock, and take you on a speed boat out to the islands and Playa Blanca. There, they give you lunch, beach…
