A milestone today. I have two travel ambitions. To visit 100 countries and to visit 50 Hard Rock Cafes. Colombia is my 100th country. Barbara, Rob, Linda and I went on a walking tour of Cartagena Old Town. Our first stop was at the San Felipe Fort, built by slaves for the Spanish in the 16th century. Then we drove onto Cartagena Old Town and walked! The old town is a maze of small streets with narrow roads, multi-coloured buildings, many with mah...

Day one of week seven and St. Valentine’s Day. A chance for the cruise line to sell overpriced meals in the speciality restaurants. Another ordinary sea day. The weather was overcast all the time. It was windy (force 6) all day and we never saw the sun as such. Despite the wind it was around 26 degrees. We sat on the Promenade Deck in the morning and for a change we sat at the back of the ship on Deck 11 in the afternoon. We know how to live! Up ...