Once more a (this time very short) visit to Colombia. I flew via Panama City with COPA Airlines to Cartagena where I was the guest for two nights of Derek and Carolina. Derek is a graduate from Niagara College with whom I stayed in touch over the years. He was in Bogota when I was there as well in 2013, trying his luck in this country. He did find luck in a variety of ways including marrying Carolina, a captain on the A320 planes of the national airline AVIANCA. They live right next to the airport in Cartagena with a nice view over the Atlantic Ocean.
Derek and I enjoyed a wonderful local fish lunch near his condo building (while Carolina was flying) and afterwards we walked around in the old city of Cartagena; sweet memories....
The ocean was very quiet and offered us a beautiful sunset in a bar on the old city wall where I have been watching several such sunsets during 2013. Also Mary and I enjoyed that together during one her visits to Colombia that year. The place was packed this time...
The old city is always such a delight to see with its traditional streets and houses. They should make the old city even more "car free" to have the visitors enjoy it even more.
And today - after the short stay in Cartagena - on again to the colder and rainy climate of Bogota for three days of meetings to introduce one of the new team members of Seneca International who will arrive her tonight. Tomorrow starting with a meeting at SENA where I worked all year in 2013.
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