September 24, 2012 @ Cartagena, CO


Pre-Colombian artifact

Doggies

Mini dive course, one hour session in the pool

My dive gear

Getting the boat into the water

Tiny boat, 4 people max!

Captain George

Leaving the city behind

Huge waves going out

After some hesitation finally got into the water

Underwater safari

First dive site

Adjusting pressure

Look!

So so visibility

Finish first dive

Dive master Cesar

Second dive site @ ship wreckage

Sea sponge

5m below the water

Safari

Bigger than me!

Ship wreckage

Me & Cesar

Perfect day for diving

Back safely

Pelican

Colombian lovers

A lot of cleanup work after dive

Hotel Caribe

They use HK to represent Asia!

Many new condos and townhouses

Looking over the old city

Beach party

Very windy, good spot for surfing

Width and long beach along Bocagrande

Giordano in Cartagena

Casino

Huge open area restaurant

Crepes & Waffles, nice Colombian franchise restaurant

Rich teens @ Crepes & Waffles

Big meal after dive

House undergoing renovation

Muddy sand

Old City

Skyscraper

Hyatt in 2015

Monumento a las Palenoueras

Parque de La Marina

Parque de La Marina

Me & Jason, too bad my Spanish is limited

Museo Naval Del Caribe

Restaurat across Iglesia de San Pedro Claver

Shoeshiners

Food vendor

Groceries shopping

Crystal light in transit

American travelers

Castillo de San Felipe

Castillo de San Felipe & La Popa hill

Art

Graffiti @ Plazuela del Pozo

Graffiti @ Getsemani

Different depictions of Pedro Romero

A revolutionary war hero during the early 18th-century uprising against Spain

Pedro Romero

Plaza Cervantes


Bay side of the peninsula of Bocagrande


Bocagrande from far away


Bocagrande seawalk