Wednesday 28th May

5 meter high cactus of the day

We took the train from Los Nietos to Cartagena through the scarred landscape of shanty towns and mining spoils left over from the boom years.

Cute little train

Old mine workings

Cartagena is a city in the process of regeneration, discovering its ancient past and rebuilding the massive destruction left by the civil war.

Cartagena renovations

Lady Grey in port

Roman amphitheatre

More Roman bits and pieces

Wall paintings

Solving a Roman jigsaw puzzle

Thursday 29th May

We returned to the postcard perfect Bolnuevo to find an event offering free sardines and sangria to all campers was scheduled for that very evening, arranged by the campsite staff.

The sardine cooks

Feeding the multitudes