Last updated on May 8, 2022
Yesterday was the last day we had with Lakkel and Meilia and it was also the day after Meilia’s birthday. My family took a taxi to meet up with them. Our plan was to go to a castle called Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas but as soon as I got out of the taxi I wanted to get back in. It was so hot outside, 90 degrees F. As we waited in line to buy tickets, Vicki and Matt bought an umbrella from a random street vendor. It turned out to be a really good idea because there was no shade and all the kids were already wilting in the heat. Vicki held up the umbrella and she was instantly surrounded by 5 kids.
After we got through the line, a guide started explaining things about the castle. The castle walls were built out of coral, homemade red brick and stones they mined. The castle was really interesting but it was hard to focus at first because Griffin, not even 5 mins into the tour, had started to flop around like a dead fish screaming about the heat. We stopped at one of the only shaded areas to talk about the African slaves that built the castle. Griffin decided that he couldn’t walk any more and laid down in the sun right next to the shade. He was so close to the shade that he could have touched it. He perked up after an Ice cream at the top.
We also talked about what the Colombian flag’s colors mean. Yellow stands for their gold and treasure, blue stands for the water and the sky and red stands for the blood of their fallen hero’s. When we went in the tunnels underneath the castle, our guide told us that the African slaves would hide in the tunnels and wait for enemies to come. Our tour guide said it was so dark the enemies couldn’t see but the slaves could because their eyes were used to it. They killed the enemies in the dark. We also got to hold real cannon balls and found out the cannons in the castle were still loaded. After we finished the tour, we learned how they mined and made emerald jewelry.
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