Puerto Rico – OK, so how the heck did I skip Puerto Rico. We were in PR between St. Thomas and Curacao. We actually didn’t do a lot here. We went to a beach club and just relaxed and got some wifi action. It was definitely much needed connection to the outside world – outside the cruise world. After the beach break, we walked around downtown San Juan where the San Sebastian celebration was taking place. The area filled with music and celebration. Sanse (as it was called) activities occurs over four days and we caught the last day of the festivities. The kids were very excited to see a Walgreens and we had to take a trip to get candy, of course!
Santa Marta and Cartagena, Colombia – we are now in South America, our second continent of the trip. But, this is still part of the Caribbean so nice beaches, clear waters, friendly people, and beautiful architecture. We were extremely impressed with Cartagena. I will definitely be back because there are beautifully woven bags that I should have bought but didn’t. So, I have to go back!!!! Santa Marta was basically a port town so not a lot going on there. We took another “beach break” and hung out at a hotel but enjoyed some fun entertainment. Cartagena was extremely clean, and we were especially impressed with the old town area. It was so colorful and all the buildings were restored beautifully. We never got to the newer part of town. We took a coffee excursion but I was a little disappointed that we didn’t go to a coffee plantation. We had a tasting inside a beautiful building and learned that coffee in Colombia is actually not very good. The good coffee is all exported. On the way back to the ship, there was a little zoo where birds flew freely. Peacocks were everywhere, including on branches. Jevyn got to hold a parrot.
We will be crossing from the Atlantic to the Pacific next. Stay tuned….
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