Cartagena, Spain

After leaving Barcelona Sunday evening, we sailed all night and arrived in Cartagena just before ten this morning.  This port city is surrounded by hills, and is another city with a very long history.  It is hard for me to get my mind around buildings and structures that are 2000 years old!

 

I think I’ll save some of the history of this place for tomorrow’s post.  Tonight, I will just include some scenes that we saw as we took the three hour walking tour of Cartagena.

After the tour, we still had a few hours left before we had to board the ship, so we walked along the bay front.  There were quite a few green parrots flying between the huge palm trees that lined the boulevard, but try as I might, they eluded my camera.  :(

There was a very striking monument honoring the victims of terrorism.

I did find two bracelets that I couldn’t live without made by a local woman.  At least I know they weren’t made in China.  :)

 

We are having quite a ride tonight.  The seas are not smooth at all, and the winds are gusting to 50 mph!  The captain closed the upper deck and any outside decks, and has prohibited women from wearing high heels.  Oh darn, now what will I wear on feet with my jeans?  This is worse than a Texas wind storm in my RV!  Someone said the passage through the Straits of Gibraltar are always tricky, so I guess they’re right since that is what we are doing tonight.

 

I tried to publish yesterday’s post last night, but it wouldn’t work.  I tried a different wifi hotspot this morning on the 14th deck, and it went right through.  So, even though I’ll write my posts in the evening, I will wait until morning to publish them until I get back to Terra Firma.

 

Thanks for stopping by….talk to you later,  Judy