There’s a particular kind of calm you only find by the sea early in the morning. In Cartagena, Colombia, that stillness takes the shape of a curved walkway beside Bocagrande Bay. It’s not a grand spectacle, but something quieter, more intimate—like a gentle welcome from the day itself. As I walked in the direction of Castillo Grande, the city was just beginning to stir, and I had the water, the breeze, and the garden path mostly to myself.