Subject: Report #125 Cartagena, Colombia May 4, 2016 Wednesday Partly cloudy & 84 degrees Part 2 of 2 70 Pictures Sail away
Tugboat ready to assist
That platform was being dis-mantled….very noisy
The tug follows us
Convent on La Popa Hill
Convent
Leaving the dock
Skies are getting interesting
No flags, no food, no people yet
The new part of Cartagena
We are blowing soot
Islands in the bay
Looks official
Fish at our aft deck
Some were fairly large
Modern Cartagena
A ferry ride
Sure looks like rain is coming
Clouds stayed over the mountains
Pilot
Many planes arriving here
Dramatic skies had lightning and thunder
Modern highrises
A container ship
We were the only ship in town today
Raining somewhere
The tug helped
The terminal
The Old Walled City
Small boat harbor
Colonial buildings in the walled city
The fortress
Fortress
What happened to the statue in Cartagena's harbor? It is missing…….
A compound in the bay
Bocagrande
A lighthouse
Getting towards the end of the bay
End of the peninsula
Park-like area
Old huts
Making tracks
Bet we escape the rains
Tierra Bomba Island
A refinery
Shoreline buildings
Smoke means fire
Small sailboat
Coming out of the massive harbor
A frigate bird follows
Small village on the island
A colorful church
Boat rower
Pilot boat
An old fortification at the harbor entrance
Yes, we are a big ship.
A stronghold on the harbor entrance
Opposite breakwater
Colonial-built
A few beaches on the Caribbean side
Lighthouse
More islands
Pilot boat has a harbor here
An open-air building
Construction was happening here last time we went by
Does not looked near finished
Might be a nightclub
Possible hotel?
Looked vacant here
Not many people out and about
Leaving, heading for the Panama Canal
