Feb. 21 Day 6
The music stopped at about 7 am and started again at 7:30 so we gave up and had a nice breakfast in the hotel's courtyard. That morning about half our group went snorkeling a short ride from the town. We went to the border of the closed park that we would have visited if were not exploring the park in February and swam backwards. It was no great barrier reef, but there were lots of colourful parrotfish and several lager schools of small, shimmery beasties.
Back on land we had a nice lunch on the beach where vendors and stray dogs kept coming in to the restaurant. There are a few cats about but tired-looking dogs seem to be all over the last few towns we visited. A few of the patrons gave the dog some morsels so it was doing okay.
Back at the hotel tired, quiet lounging was the order of the day until we got into a bus and drove for 90 minutes to our next destination. Along the way we noted that Columbian drivers were not afraid to take chances with oncoming vehicles when passing.
After many narrow roads we ended up at Casa Margarita, starting with a steep walk up stone stairs but ending with a beautiful lodge with fantastic views. The stone walkways went through the jungle and the three of us had a cabin on our own with a porch and hammock. The pool had an edge view of the sea and animal noises could be heard everywhere in the lush vegetation. Our cabin had an extra bed and had long stone shelves for our luggage, a great location that felt wonderful just to be in.
I took a nap and then read in the hammock while Meg and Wendy walked to the beach and reported that it was good with big, breaking waves that made swimming inadvisable.
Our evening was spent eating good food and conversing with our travel mates. Many people crawled off to bed early, which was understandable after the last night. All we had to deal with this night was the jungle noises, which I find help sleep more than hindering it.
The music stopped at about 7 am and started again at 7:30 so we gave up and had a nice breakfast in the hotel's courtyard. That morning about half our group went snorkeling a short ride from the town. We went to the border of the closed park that we would have visited if were not exploring the park in February and swam backwards. It was no great barrier reef, but there were lots of colourful parrotfish and several lager schools of small, shimmery beasties.
Back on land we had a nice lunch on the beach where vendors and stray dogs kept coming in to the restaurant. There are a few cats about but tired-looking dogs seem to be all over the last few towns we visited. A few of the patrons gave the dog some morsels so it was doing okay.
Back at the hotel tired, quiet lounging was the order of the day until we got into a bus and drove for 90 minutes to our next destination. Along the way we noted that Columbian drivers were not afraid to take chances with oncoming vehicles when passing.
After many narrow roads we ended up at Casa Margarita, starting with a steep walk up stone stairs but ending with a beautiful lodge with fantastic views. The stone walkways went through the jungle and the three of us had a cabin on our own with a porch and hammock. The pool had an edge view of the sea and animal noises could be heard everywhere in the lush vegetation. Our cabin had an extra bed and had long stone shelves for our luggage, a great location that felt wonderful just to be in.
I took a nap and then read in the hammock while Meg and Wendy walked to the beach and reported that it was good with big, breaking waves that made swimming inadvisable.
Our evening was spent eating good food and conversing with our travel mates. Many people crawled off to bed early, which was understandable after the last night. All we had to deal with this night was the jungle noises, which I find help sleep more than hindering it.
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| Taganga beach view from our lunch restaurant. |
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| The pool at Villa Margarita. |
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