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