There are all manner of hawkers on the beach but thankfully they are not too pushy. We have been offered bird whistles, necklaces, cigars, pottery, coconuts, massages, meals and other drinks and various activities. For $120, for example, we could be taken up on a parachute towed by a speedboat for about 20 minutes before being dumped in the sea and rescued by a jet ski. The kids would love it! We have opted for a more gentile catamaran trip tomorrow.
Our hotel is comfortable and air conditioned; there is a pool and restaurant where we dined last night and where Amanda had her best meal of the holiday. We sat by the pool in the the moonlight. She had a huge and delicious tuna steak in coconut and wasabi sauce. We were woken up at 3 this morning by 2 troops of howler monkeys. Howler by noise and howler by name. Such a din. They carried on until 6. It was as if they were on our balcony but when we went out they were obscured fom sight by the forest trees which are almost touching distance away from us. The joys of the tropics.
The beach is about 150 yds from the hotel - well we do need some exercise. Talking of exercise, Amanda has just gone for her first dip of the day - blond locks bobbing in the blue waters. When the tide comes in a bit more I will do some surfing. can you spot her?
No?
Yes!
We have been warned not to leave anything unattended so we are swimming in shifts. My turn next.
The body boarding was great fun as some of the waves are quite big.
Amanda surfing.
We have now abandoned the beach. It's 4 o clock. Even though we stayed under the brolly and kept lots of factor 30 on we are looking a little pink. Still it's happy hour at the pool at 5. Pink gins all round I reckon!
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