Daddy Sloth

There’s a Park in Cartagena

WHERE YOU CAN CUDDLE BABY SLOTHS!!

Museum of Modern Art, Cartagena

Ice Cream Parlour

We found a ridiculously English ice cream place In Cartagena

A Very English Defeat

The "Pirate" Sir Francis Drake attacked Cartagena on at least three occasions, never successfully.

This coin was struck to celebrate another predicted English victory over the Spanish which didn't materialise. The Colombians seem to find this irony amusing.

Cartagena Old Town

Cartagena

We are staying in Cartagena, a small fortified city on the sea. We lost a battle here and apparently Sir Francis Drake tried to attack 3 times! It was a centre for the slave trade. 

People here love a good chat and are prepared to share life and faith. Last time we came here there were very few tourists from outside Colombia and I found the Spanish here so hard to understand; now people know to speak more slowly and although there are still few non Spanish speakers it seems a very popular place to come.

Early in the morning the fishermen come in to a waiting crowd of pelicans, ibises and herons. 

The heat here is quite intense having come from Bogotá so we have spent a lot of time near water!