You drive in with a strong surf pounding the rocks on your right and the old walls of the city rising on your left. Within moments I'm sure this is going to be a lovely place to explore. We got dropped off at Lucy's, a woman who runs a B&B out of her home without any advertising, accepting guests only on recommendation from previous guests. Instant enchantment when we walk through the heavy wooden doors. Behind them lies a flower filled courtyard complete with fish pond, turtles and parakeets. The doors to the rooms opening in from there. As soon as we can drop our stuff and finish our lemonade we are itching to leave and explore. Where to start? At the fort outside the walls jutting above the city? Along the top of the old walls beside the ocean? Past the convention center with its giant statues of Pegasus? The streets of the old city are to much of a draw and its there we spend most of our time wandering. Who wouldn't be captivated by the brightly colored houses, the tumbling flowers which cascade over balconies and make the streets seem enclosed? Or the fancy doorknockers and smooth lines of the taller buildings. Arched gates lead out of the old city but we're content to roam past churches, small squares and the clock tower. Really, who wouldn't be enchanted by Cartegena?
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