Friday, February 23, 2007
21 February, 2007
We decided to go to an island and we were not sure which one. Nobody speaks English and therefore it is so difficult getting information. Our lonely planet was not of much help and so we took the advice of the lady at reception at our hotel. We got to the pier and left on a boat to El Faro Island, it is part of the Mochimo National Park. It was a small island with a few shacks and shelter from the scorching sun. It was very relaxing and we lay contemplating life, the future, work, our travels and reminiscing over some amazing experiences. Lying on the beach, it was boiling hot, the Caribbean water being the perfect temperature- what more could we want?! When we got back the city was a totally different place. Everyone was back at work and it was so different seeing everything when it is open. The town of Puerta La Cruz is quite ugly and dirty and I think that it is predominantly a good place from which to visit various islands. In the evening we met a Columbian named Andreas and he offered to take us to the ferry terminal to buy some tickets for Isla Margarita. He could speak some English and so he helped us a lot with our planning. Before we knew it we were off to Isla Margarita tomorrow full of mosquito bites and not much sleep ahead.
We decided to go to an island and we were not sure which one. Nobody speaks English and therefore it is so difficult getting information. Our lonely planet was not of much help and so we took the advice of the lady at reception at our hotel. We got to the pier and left on a boat to El Faro Island, it is part of the Mochimo National Park. It was a small island with a few shacks and shelter from the scorching sun. It was very relaxing and we lay contemplating life, the future, work, our travels and reminiscing over some amazing experiences. Lying on the beach, it was boiling hot, the Caribbean water being the perfect temperature- what more could we want?! When we got back the city was a totally different place. Everyone was back at work and it was so different seeing everything when it is open. The town of Puerta La Cruz is quite ugly and dirty and I think that it is predominantly a good place from which to visit various islands. In the evening we met a Columbian named Andreas and he offered to take us to the ferry terminal to buy some tickets for Isla Margarita. He could speak some English and so he helped us a lot with our planning. Before we knew it we were off to Isla Margarita tomorrow full of mosquito bites and not much sleep ahead.
# posted by Heidi & Richard's travels @ 7:21 PM 
