All good things must end and Colombia has been a very good thing!
Living the last couple of weeks in El Laguito provided a whole different take on Cartagena. The beach is basically out your window and the cool breezes keep you comfortable pretty much all day. Of course, the best time to enjoy the beaches are early in the morning when life is just beginning….
Lots of Pelicans. 
Cleaning up the beach chairs:)
El Laguito apartment
Simple, but comfortable and more importantly, we always had water for a shower and air conditioning!!
El Laguito is about an hour’s walk to the walled city, so mainly we stayed close to the apartment and enjoyed the neighborhood.
One of many beach walks. 
Lazy Sunday afternoon. on the little lake. 
The Hilton all lit up at night
We decided to do the Getsemani Tour, even though the Gastronomy Tour took in part of that barrio.
These are NOT my favorite amphibian! 
Centenario Plaza, where the tours usually meet up. 
This is a lively, hip area with a large amount of backpackers and not as expensive as Boca Grande.
We played bridge at the very lovely apartment, of the very lovely….Cici.
Sonia, Tere, Cici and I 
Wonderful view
When we first came to El Laguito, we met Martin. He is a bridge player as well. He also is in the hospitality business and set us up with an amazing tour to Isla del Pirata. It’s part of the Rosario Islands and about an hour by launch. On the way, the water was a bit choppy but it was do-able. The tour included a traditional Colombian lunch of fried fish, coconut rice, plantain and a salad and was quite delicious. The day was exceptional.
Leaving BocaGrande for the Islands 
small island in the middle of the ocean, I think it was called Buenas Aires 
Basic and beautiful grounds at Isla del Pirata…..Pirate Islands. 
Pristine water 
The water was perfectly clear. 
Just a little breezy here:)
On the way back, later that afternoon, they knew the ocean would be too choppy and took a different route back through a channel on the Magdalena River. Problem with that is, it is a very shallow channel, as you can see people standing in waist high water. They would hop on the launch and direct the captain the safest way to crawl through without damaging their boat.
Our tour group. 
Mark celebrated another spin around the sun on February 22 with a Perro Caliente!
We only had a few days more to enjoy this remarkable country and I have to say I was in no hurry to leave. Falling asleep to waves crashing out the window won’t be replaced for some time..……sigh. A couple of last photos before we return to Mexico on Monday! It will be a grueling 12-14 hour travel day until arriving in San Miguel in the wee hours on Tuesday morning..….whew! tired already:)
“masseuse on the loose” on the beach!
2 at the same time….pretty awesome 30 minutes!
Just two old timers , roaming the world…….enjoying what life so generously hands you:)
Ciao from Colombia!
The BIG Colombian Adventure 