This is the third day at sea and we had our first tour today. Up until now we have been rocking and rolling. The seas have had huge waves and the Captain said in his noon update that we have been in a gale. What has been causing the waves is we have had 44 mph winds. No one has been sea sick that I have heard of but it has been so hard to walk across the room or to walk down the halls. We just laugh when we fall in a person's arms coming down the hall from the opposite direction and we haven't met them yet.
Today on tour we were taken to see the highlights of Santa Marta. It is situated on the picturesque Colombian coast looking out across the Caribbean Sea. We saw the city's original cathedral, which holds the ashes of the town's founder, Rodrigo de Bastidas. We then went to the Bank of the Republic to visit the Gold Museum - home to an exhibit that details the customs of the pre-Colombian community as well as a small but priceless collection of Tayrona gold and pottery pieces. Next we went outside the city to visit San Pedro de Alejandrino Villa. Built in the 17th century, this iconic estate is now a National Monument with the interior of the house completely restored.
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