Sunday Morning on the Malecon.

Feeling energized after a good cup of Colombian coffee this morning, I decided to go for a power-walk/jog along the Malecon. I drove to the Sheraton Hotel, parked my car and made my way towards this favorite downtown landmark. What follows is a description of what you can expect to encounter should you decide to participate in the near future.
First of all, the scenery is truly inspiring. The ocean was extremely calm, there were small fishing boats in the distance and a man and his wife were rowing a tiny dingy close to shore. There were people poking over the morning catch at the small fish market by the Rosita hotel and an odd looking gringo woman was coaxing her two large Afghan dogs into sitting positions on the laps of the extra-terrestrial statues. A drunk was sleeping off the effects of his Saturday night high, a woman was feeding the pigeons in the square and it looked like something out of "The Birds" by Hitchcock. Kids were climbing the ladder of that other strange statue, a couple of hippies were making out on a bench, a family with about 6 kids was looking out to sea and a man went by huffing like he was about to kack. As I got closer to the Rio Cuale, there were more people, guys out fishing below the bridge, more people walking dogs and a couple of time share weasels sniffing out their next victim: "Hey lady, are you a speed devil?" O.K. People were sweeping in front of their tiendas, a woman was sketching and another woman was feeding her baby. More people walking dogs, more ladies exercising and the odd tourist looking baffled.

Anyway, that's probably a fairly average account of what you might encounter should you venture out on a Sunday morn. City explorers be prepared!