Thursday February 8, 2024 - 10:45pm
We walked up to the 11th floor and watched Kevin and Michelle's Plane come in. It's the Latam aircraft in the middle of the runway. We then walked to the airport to meet them and they had the very unique experience of walking through a Cartagena, Colombia neighborhood at midnight going back to the apartment. Of course, I think Barrio Crespo is one of the safest neighborhoods I've ever lived in outside of the USA and even safer than some in the USA.
Friday Morning - They loved the view and liked to take their morning coffee and tea on the balcony overlooking this part of the Atlantic Ocean called the Caribbean Sea.
Good morning!
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We had a relaxing morning and then walked into Crespo and took an Uber to Caribe Plaza where we shopped a little and lunched at Crepes and Waffles before catching a cab home. Darryl took off early from work and met us at the pool. This is the life... right Shelly?
In the evening we went out to Masaki Sushi for supper. Kevin liked his Tiger Roll. After dinner we came home and watched a History Channel Movie "The P-47: Battle for the Reich" which features quite a bit of footage from Bill's (Darryl's Dad) plane during WWII.
Saturday morning Lalo drove the 4 of us into Boca Grande ...
stopping on the way at the Marbella beach to take photos.
We stopped in at Jennie Mannings Emerald Jewelry store where Michelle and Darryl both bought some jewelry for their daughters.
From there we drove to Parqe Centro to show Michelle and Kevin the Sloths and Monkeys and walked through a little bit of Getsemani, stopping at the commercial market to buy a couple of Nativities. It was fun to watch Michelle and Kevin's reactions as this was all so lovely and very out of the ordinary for them.
We got home around 3:30, dropped the others off and Lalo and I headed to the grocery store to get the food items he would need to cook us a special Mexican dinner tomorrow. We ate dinner at the Peruvian restaurant in Las Rambles.
At 11:30 pm we walked back to the airport, this time to pick up Sandy, and we treated her with a walk through town back tot he apartment. She was thrilled.
Standing on our balcony showing Sandy the view at midnight.
Sunday Morning Lalo picked us up for church. I felt bad the the sound system was so bad Lalo even had trouble interpreting what was being said, but it was still a lovely Sunday!
Darryl had to teach a class after church, so the rest of us just left him behind and went home.
After a light repast and a preparing the ceviche for supper, the now 6 of us climbed into the 5 seater sedan and drove up the mount to the Convento de Santa Cruz de La Popa.
They seem like such a long way away in front of the chapel.
Below is a relic of the convent. The plaque says "Venerable Father Friar Alonso Garcia Paredes De La Cruz .... Founder of this convent." He was martyred by the Indians in Uraba. 1567 -1633.
Finally Sunday Dinner!
Lalo is a great cook and his ceviche was heavenly!
Just wait to see what tomorrows adventure brings!
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