I
have figured out why I am sleeping so well
My
bedroom is above the Virgin Mary!!!!
Had
another usual lovely breakfast on the deck with this view...
At
9 am Bola my guide for the day showed up and away we went....he is a
young Mexican man who has lived in the States for 14 years, speaks
great English and after a few minutes he was proud to show me photos
of his wife and two small children.
He
obviously knew the area well having been born and raised in the town.
The
first stop was here..
We
met the worker and he explained the pattern of the turtles returning
at night to the same beach where they were hatched to lay their eggs
..in the morning the eggs are collected and numbered and dated and
placed in a safe compound before being released back to the ocean
about 60 days later. The survival rate is one in ten!!!!
This
reminds me of a little town called Maruta another 100 km north of
here I went there about 8 years ago in the Motor home and met and
stayed with my friends Paula and Jerry...the town is known for the
turtles coming ashore to lay their eggs....we stayed up way past
midnight most nights but did not see any but the last morning we went
for a long walk on the beach early in the morning and Paula spotted
this huge turtle about 150 feet from the ocean just laying
there.......we assumed that she had been digging holes and laying
eggs all night and was too exhausted to make the walk back to the
ocean..so Jerry and I got on either side of her and carried her, she
was heavy, down to the water put her in and so happy to see her swim
away.....Paula took a photo off us doing this and I have it framed
and always will remember that moment how many people can say they
have done that????
Next
stop was off the beaten track to a small village..here is Bola on the
left buying some fruit....
We
parked and hiked about 20 minutes up the mountain with great views
to a lovely waterfall and pool.....Bola told me in the rainy season
December the falls are flowing fast and this is a very popular area
for the kids to swim!!!
He
then stopped to show me his cousin's kids..we shared a bag of
carrots!!!!
Bola
told me that he head wanted to take me to a farm where there are hot
springs but he was told there were three military road blocks and he
did not want to go through them so we came back to the next town
Nexpa, where I walked to on the beach yesterday.....he showed me
where I can rent a kayak and float down the river and lagoon and I am
going to do that tomorrow....he also showed me a shack on the beach
where I could get a massage and I have booked one tomorrow morning
for 90 minutes...massage on the beach does it get any better???
On
the way back into town he told me to pull over and we got out and he
said do you see the face??
I
did right away and he told me it has no name just the face!! I told
him no he should start to call the face after the person it looks
like, anybody agree with me?? Charles De gaulle!!!!
I
spent 4 hours with Bola and it was a really great time seeing things
I would otherwise not seen.
After
lunch I packed up some drinks and walked into town.....the main
attractive square
Do
not think I shall buy any beef here!!!
The
local church!!
Finally
down to the beautiful bay!!
Lots
of restaurants but nobody around!!
I
walked to the very end then turned around and walked back and just
about in the middle found some shade and went swimming....
oh
the water feels so good...,..then my Mexican roots took over and I
had a short siesta before going back swimming!!!
Another
lovely sunset from my bedroom window...
and after a luxurious shower and
a light supper I watched a movie in the living room and now 10 pm and
writing this....
A
day to remember!!!
Yashi
Kochi!!
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