Cartagena, Colombia 🇨🇴 

There is one word to describe Cartagena, ‘Hot!’. I am seriously worried about the amount I am sweating before I have even left the hostel. I am cursing leaving San Andres, with the weather being so good I could have spent a few more days there. It would have broken my budget though and being back on track is comforting, even if it means a cheap hostel.   

I catch up on a few things now I have speedy wifi and then set off to get my watch repaired. It isn’t repairable so I ditch it and buy a cheap replacement to see me through the next few months. 

 It is nice walking around and seeing the locals peddling their wares, always love the fresh juice stands and Cartagena also has seafood stands that do their version of a spicy prawn cocktail, so I grab one for lunch which is really tasty. The heat is really oppressive and I just feel unpleasant so I walk around the Getsemani district along the old walls and back to the hostel.

I spend the rest of the day reading and researching the area under a fan. Around 5pm I go out again into cooler weather, well it’s still 30degrees but it isn’t full sun. I head into the old part of the city and wander the colourful streets, narrowly missing being taken out by tourists in horse drawn carriages several times. 

 This part of the city is very lovely with several plazas and churches that look even better lit at night. I treat myself to a raspberry lolly pop and wind my way back to Getsemani, where the restaurants are more reasonably priced for dinner.