Moody Blues didn’t share all that much with you from Cartagena, Columbia, which is ridiculous as it was a very colorful town. So we decided to rewind and give you another look-see. Some photos aren’t coming on the blog and we don’t know why if anyone wants to help us out on this please email us. Gracias.

CASTILLO SAN FELIPE is the largest fort in the city. I believe it was built in the 1600s. Moody Blues is anchored out in the bay, off of Club Nautico, which is located on the “manga.” The dictionary says manga means sleeve, hose pipe, net or filter. It also says in nautical terms that it means berth, as in wide berth (which is what I feel like these days.)  With four bridges coming onto and off the manga, it’s easy to tour wild and crazy Cartagena! Check out the fort:

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Hopefully your leap into 2009 was more graceful and fun than Moody Blues’ 33–hour dart out of Panamá into Cartagena, Columbia.

With snarling seas and “blow your house down winds” we spent New Year’s Eve darting across an area suspected of drug running. We were grateful to see nary a light or other boat except for s/v Hiatus that we were jumping countries with.   

¡Feliz Año Nuevo Próspero!  

(and a very Happy Birthday-today-to mi hermano Marco)