Our first stop was the Fort of San Felipe high above the city
The walls were made from stone from both land and sea The fortress contains extensive layers of tunnels
From this height you can see the whole city
	Joe always finds cannons
The history of the fort was described in many displays
Then we went shopping
We walked through the streets of the city
We visited the Misson Church and Sanctuary of St Peter Claver He was the benefactor of slaves and others in need
In 1986 Pope John Paul II visited here
	The garden was being prepared for a concert
We continued our walk through the old city
Joe leaned on an old mortar and suddenly the "statue" moved
A Look Back in Time We last visited Cartagena in 1994 on a trip through the Panama Canal with longtime friends
The Ship (Regent Star) was much smaller	We repeated this trip with them in Nov 2023
In 1994 I sang in the ship's talent show In 2023 I wore the same outfit but no singing this time not even Kareoke
We toured the Fort St Felipe and	of course went shopping
While in this jewelry store (Joyeria Adriana), in put my name in a box for a raffle drawing I used the name of our ship as my address That afternoon I was shocked to be called to the Purser's Office since a "suspicious" box was delivered with my name Smuggling was a concern so the contents were very carefully checked	I won this necklace with replicas of ancient fertility symbols Amazing that they made the effort to deliver my prize 29 years later I still have it