We got up early to get a boat to Isla Rosario, a group of 27 islands 35km from Cartagena. We had a hectic start to the day fighting out way through people trying to find which boat we should be on before it left without us. We eventually found the boat and set off for the islands. On our way out of the port we got a new perspective of the old city, the castle and the skyscrapers. We passed many islands on the way, some with small villages and old fortresses, some private, and some untouched. Our first stop was a private island. We had a look around at the different parrots, flamingos, a peacock and the monkey before heading back on the boat for some snorkelling. They took us to a reef nearby where we got kitted up and hopped in the amazing bright blue, clear, warm water. We swam through the coral reef as hundreds of different species of fish past by us. It was so incredible to see the bright tropical fish of every shape, size and colour so close, and in their natural habitat, not behind a pane of glass.
After our amazing morning we went back to the island for an authentic Caribbean meal of fish, cooked whole, teeth, eyes, fins and all. After lunch we enjoyed some sun before heading to Playa Blanca, which translates to White beach. It was exactly that, with a massive stretch of white sand, glowing clear water and palm trees. Neither of us could believe we were sitting on the beach on a Caribbean island, drinking pina-coladas out of coconuts. We enjoyed the afternoon bathing in the sea and on the sand with the sun
on our backs. As the sun began to drop we got back in the boat to take us back to Cartagena. The wind began to pick up which made for a bumpy but extremely entertaining ride home as we were thrown up and down off our seats and everyone behind us was getting drenched. As we got closer to Cartagena it became calmer again as we watched the sun drop behind the city.
Unfortunately it was our last day in Cartagena, but it has been the most amazing few days and we leave feeling we have to come back here one day.
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