New Year on Sumi Bearhttps://sumibear.me/tags/new-year/Recent content in New Year on Sumi BearHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Sumi BearTue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000Cartagena, Macaws, and the New Yearhttps://sumibear.me/posts/2024/panama-cruise-cartagena/Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://sumibear.me/posts/2024/panama-cruise-cartagena/<p>After eleven hours of canal transit, Cartagena was our last real port day. Old stone fortresses, colonial courtyards, streets painted every color, and 32 degrees in the shade. We hired a private driver for the day.</p> <p>First stop: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas. A 400-year-old Spanish fortress built on a hill to defend against pirates. Tunnels running through it in every direction, walls thick enough to stop cannonballs.</p>