On this day we woke up bright and early to catch a van for a tour to a few places north of Cartagena. First on our agenda was an honest to goodness volcano, and then a lunch in a small coastal town.
So, we were off to Volcán del Totumo. This was an odd looking mound of mud a few hundred feet high. There was a stairway leading up to the top of the volcano. Our goal---to climb the "volcano", and jump into it! Yup, we were living a Tom Hanks movie! This volcano was filled with a gooey muddy pool inside of it. Sorry, but since I didn't have any place to stash my camera, I didn't get any pictures, but take my word for it--we jumped into a volcano. :)
It was an odd feeling. the mud was about 4-ft deep, but you probably could go down deeper if you wanted to. Basically you would just float in the mud. There were people inside who offered to give massage (for a fee), if you wanted it. It was interesting. After about 15 min, we climbed out and walked down the volcano, and headed to the nearby lake. Here there were women who offered to bath you (for a fee).
Restaurante Donna
Street of Manzanillo Del MarAfter this, we all boarded our van and headed south a touch down to the small coastal town of Manzanillo Del Mar. This was a tiny town but they had a restaurant there and we stopped here for a meal. Before grubbing, we got to play around in the ocean and walk around a bit. I had a seafood meal (wish I knew what kind of fish I was eating. It was cooked whole and was scrumptious).
After hanging in Manzanillo, we headed back to Cartagena. I took the opportunity of this early evening to walk around Cartagena on my own and walk the length of the wall. Caught a magnificent sunset.
Canons and Guard Outpost
Me and Sunset
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