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Let's try this again. Starlink has been giving me issues uploading these PDFs, so I went for a swim. Here goes attempt # 4. Day 6 Cruise Compass RD Day 6 cruisecompass.pdf Day 7 Cruise Compass RD Day 7 cruisecompass.pdf

It was a little too guided for me. I'm glad I did the harbor tour just to see Cartagena from a different perspective but I wouldn't do it again.

Think we're having a Starlink moment. Internet coming and going. PING 4.2.2.3 (4.2.2.3): 56 data bytes Request timeout for icmp_seq 0 Request timeout for icmp_seq 1 Request timeout for icmp_seq 2 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=0 ttl=49 time=3746.267 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=2747.857 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=1745.655 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=3 ttl=49 time=743.289 ms Request timeout for icmp_seq 7 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=4 ttl=49 time=4930.651 ms Request timeout for icmp_seq 9 Request timeout for icmp_seq 10 Request timeout for icmp_seq 11 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=5 ttl=49 time=7929.060 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=6 ttl=49 time=6942.021 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=7 ttl=49 time=6008.810 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=8 ttl=49 time=7461.725 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=9 ttl=49 time=6689.788 ms Request timeout for icmp_seq 17 Request timeout for icmp_seq 18 Request timeout for icmp_seq 19 Request timeout for icmp_seq 20 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=10 ttl=49 time=11806.571 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=11 ttl=49 time=10801.030 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=12 ttl=49 time=9795.593 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=13 ttl=49 time=8793.454 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=14 ttl=49 time=7790.139 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=15 ttl=49 time=6850.346 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=16 ttl=49 time=5887.928 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=17 ttl=49 time=4883.951 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=18 ttl=49 time=3876.419 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=19 ttl=49 time=2875.362 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=20 ttl=49 time=2091.770 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=21 ttl=49 time=1088.600 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=22 ttl=49 time=949.298 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=23 ttl=49 time=1196.747 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=24 ttl=49 time=217.091 ms 64 bytes from 4.2.2.3: icmp_seq=25 ttl=49 time=196.622 ms ^C --- 4.2.2.3 ping statistics --- 26 packets transmitted, 26 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 196.622/4924.848/11806.571/3358.292 ms

From here it is a short walk back to the ship. They offer a free shuttle.

There is a souvenir shop here as well, a last chance to grab something Columbian. They have coffee here as well. They are $25 USD each. Here is what I picked up in the walled city. I paid $33 USD total for all three. They are the same! One is dated Oct. 2023 while the other two are dated Apr. 2024.

A Peacock walked into a bar... The birds and some other animals are roaming freely. As I was drinking my beer a monkey jumped on my table. Seeing no food he moved on. "Is my order ready?"

Time for a cerveza, or two. $2 and $4 respectively.

As @little britain mentioned one of the cool aspects of the Cartagena cruise port is the mini-zoo / aviary that you walk through to get back to the ship. It's complimentary. It's hard for me not to take pictures in such close proximity to the animals with their vibrant colors. Ant Eater:

Ship tour - Amazing Cartagena Bay and Walled City

360 from the harbor tour

Returning to the ship yielded a few mire photo ops.

Waiting our turn to board the bus.

More sights from the return to the old city.

TThe Protector of ships sailing from Cartagena, The Holy Mary.

More dancing

Cruise by Radiance A welcome breeze out here in the bay.

The boat tour begins...with rum and cokes.

The tour includes a stop at an Emerald "factory". I ventured back outside.

Catedral de Santa Catalina de Alejandría Ceiling

No freestyle on Radiance

Charlie has a speaker so we all can hear his talks. We entered through the clock tower gates.

Clock tower and gate to the inner city. We were divided into two groups and lifted the bus. Aggressive vendors. I'm in the Charlie group

Short drive in heavy traffic. First glimpses of the walled city And with that we entered the walled city.

Tour starts on a HOHO bus. Cartagena traffic

While I'm waiting for my excursion, it seems the cruise compass PDF is stuck on day 5. Hopefully they'll update it before I get back.