Pitufa.at » Photo Galleries » Cartagena de Indias

End of July 2012 we reached the beautiful city of Cartagena with its interesting contrast between the historic town centre and the surrounding skyscraper districts. Anchoring in the middle of a city was a new experience for us.

Click or tap on a thumbnail to view the large version.

1/40: Fast sailing around the Guajira peninsula
2/40: Our first catch with the trolling lure: a small tuna.
3/40: Leeloo with a belly full of sashimi :-)
4/40: Windy anchorage Cabo de la Vela
5/40
6/40: Another fast passage along the Colombian coast
7/40: Leeloo in passage mode
8/40: A school of about 100 dolphins is playing with Pitufa for hours.
9/40
10/40: The skyline of Cartagena ahead. We had to motor the last 30 miles. No wind but 2 knots of counter current.
11/40: Our traditional arrival ceremony :-)
12/40: The Boca Grande quarter of Cartagena
13/40
14/40
15/40
16/40: Castillo de San Fernando de Bocachica
17/40
18/40
19/40
20/40: Catedral de Cartagena
21/40
22/40
23/40: Church of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo
24/40
25/40
26/40
27/40
28/40
29/40: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
30/40
31/40: Police officers are everywhere in town. Here on Plaza Santo Domingo.
32/40: Street vendors selling coffeee from thermos flasks are common.
33/40
34/40: Anchorage in front of Club Nautico (which is just a building site...)
35/40
36/40
37/40
38/40
39/40
40/40: The coastguard is omnipresent.