Last Friday, early in the morning I left by speed boat with some 40 other passengers to a paradise island, Isla del Encanto, a bit more than a one hours ride by the boat
from Cartagena. It was a beautiful day, and the sea water was very warm. It really did not disturb me at all, that I became totally wet during the trip, because time to time the waves hit over the boat exactly there, where I was sitting.
We then came to an absolute paradise. There was really nothing else to do, than enjoy the sun and the sea or to sit in a beach bar in shade. Of course I did do all this. My accommondation did include three meals a day whenever I wanted.
In the afternoon all other 40 visitors did leave the island at 3.30pm, and suddenly
I was the only one left. There were naturally several people to serve me, maybe 7 or more but I had the whole long beach, all those fishing birds and later the beatiful sun set at excatly 6pm just for myself. Later at night the incredible tranquility and silence made a great impression to me. However I could not sleep, before I found probably a Cuban radio station, which played salsa 24 hours a day.
Next morning at 10.30am came a bigger group of day visitors about 80 people with two speed boats to leave the island at 3.30pm again. Later I noticed that one local couple had been left behind, but except at the dinner time and breakfast next morning I did not see them. So I could continue my life as Robinson Crusoe.
On Sunday afternoon I was back in Cartagena at 5pm, and decided to walk from harbour next from La Frigata Gloria to enjoy a Happy Hour at Hard Rock´s Cafe. My sweet friend Lisseth was there, and she was hugging me overwhelmingly happy , because she had been thinking that I left the town without saying goodbye to her. After long talks she had to work and then leave to University to study, but I promissed to come again on Tuesday on my last evening here.
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