26 Dec 06
Puerto Lopez is only 1.5 hours north of our last beach, but feels completely different. Its bigger to start with. From a distance the beach looks great, but turns out to be covered in rubbish.. sigh.
The real reason to be here is to see the islands nearby, known as the poor mans Galapagos. We spent several hours recently trying to decide if the real thing was worth it. We were both keen, but it would have worked out at $1800 US for 8 days or so. Evidently the prices have gone up 25% in the last 12 months. So we figure that will be a mission for when we are sailing around the world in our own boat in 10 years or so.
Anyway, the Isla de Plata we end up flaggin as well, as we are met by a very charasmatic local named Winston Churchill (??). He has a trip to a nearer island where he insists we will have more time to snorkel etc due to its closer proximity. The snorkelling is qiuit fun, as is the fishing. Its most successful when i combine the two, and direct other peoples lines towards the fish as i snorkel above them.
Puerto Lopez is only 1.5 hours north of our last beach, but feels completely different. Its bigger to start with. From a distance the beach looks great, but turns out to be covered in rubbish.. sigh.
The real reason to be here is to see the islands nearby, known as the poor mans Galapagos. We spent several hours recently trying to decide if the real thing was worth it. We were both keen, but it would have worked out at $1800 US for 8 days or so. Evidently the prices have gone up 25% in the last 12 months. So we figure that will be a mission for when we are sailing around the world in our own boat in 10 years or so.
Anyway, the Isla de Plata we end up flaggin as well, as we are met by a very charasmatic local named Winston Churchill (??). He has a trip to a nearer island where he insists we will have more time to snorkel etc due to its closer proximity. The snorkelling is qiuit fun, as is the fishing. Its most successful when i combine the two, and direct other peoples lines towards the fish as i snorkel above them.
We "catch" a turtle, which is just floating on the water surface. Unfortunately thats cos its dead... But I do see one swimming below me while snorkelling.. alive this time.
Admittedly out exploration of the island itself is a write off, and the promised cerviche lunch is bloody tiny! But we have a good time out, and our hostel is damn nice too..
Admittedly out exploration of the island itself is a write off, and the promised cerviche lunch is bloody tiny! But we have a good time out, and our hostel is damn nice too..
The other phenomenon we see for the first time is a New Years Eve
tradition here where all the town folk make effigies and faces of friends and family. Evidently they torch them at midnight on the 31st. Just now they look more amusing lining the streets..
tradition here where all the town folk make effigies and faces of friends and family. Evidently they torch them at midnight on the 31st. Just now they look more amusing lining the streets..
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