Yesterday's post....

Just drowned. Yesterday was the first rainy day and maaaaaaan, they mean business here when it comes to rain. I was at the other end of town looking for an apartment when it started pouring. In 5 minutes, the streets were flooded, and when I say flooded, I mean calf high water, not ankle high. I thought that it was this typical tropical rainfall that would be over in 10 minutes. Nope. And I was wearing very a very long, very nice cream colored skirt (wanted to impress real estate agents into not asking for all the paper work I don't have). I got a taxi and I should maybe better have gotten a boat... The taxis here are very small, very narrow cars, think Fiat Punto sized.Every time a SUV passed us by at full speed, a big fat splash of water entered the car through the closed window. I jumped left and right, trying to avoid the splashes, kind of Mario style. The car just drowned, not to far away from home, but it the middle of some kind of highway thing. The drivers reaction: none. After 5 minutes of silence, I asked him what he was going to do. He said nothing but hope the motor would dry. Wait and hope we did and after a while, the motor did start again.What I learned yesterday: Cartagena is not made for rain.
I had a look at another place yesterday, with the most incredible view: two sides of the bedroom are huge windows with a view of the open see. Breathtaking. But the rest of the place, not so much... Bad, bad eighties style. It is directly at the beach and the price is Ok. Now, I can't decided what would be better: a stylish flat in the center or an ugly one with a great view and the beach...
A few more pics from the happy hippie village:

And the juice of the day: no idea what the name is, tastes like something between black current and grapes: