We took a taxi into the old town with Bruce and Dora for $20. The driver offered a tour, but we did not bite.
Our first stop within the walled city was the church and museum of Saint Peter Claver, the "slave of the slaves", who was a missionary to the slaves in Cartegena. His body is displayed under the altar. We felt like we were in a special place.
We visited a small emerald museum and shop. We visited a good gold and artifact museum at a bank, pretty amazing work for 500 AD.
We had beers at El Bistro, and then took a taxi to "Las Bovedas" for shopping. Las Bovedas was disappointing, mostly tourist junk. We walked up onto the wall around the city, and saw some of the fortifications.
We all liked Cartegena, clean, pretty, and interesting.Friday was a sea day. We had breakfast with Bruce and Dora, and played bridge with Bob and Carol in the morning, very nice. This was also our last formal night.
Saturday was another sea day, watching western Cuba from the port side. Richard spoke to a man who was at Guantanamo during the Cuban Missle Crisis in 1962. We played bridge in the morning, Bruce won. We watched the excellent string quartet from Ukraine before dinner. We said goodbye to all at dinner.
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