Snorkeling

YESTERDAY:

head out to brunch around 10:30 am
- little bakery called Kasalta
- delicious omlette and the bread was very tasty (although buttered)
picked up Mark from a hotel
head out to Fajarda area for a boat ride
drove through a flash rainstorm
arrived about 40 minutes early
- explored the dock for a bit
met up with the happy couple
boat ride out towards Icacos island
- stopped on the way for snorkeling
- new snorkel gear worked pretty well
- convinced Shubham to get into the water a bit
- saw a school of blue fish swimming beneath us
the island itself had a very narrow beach
got back after sunset
immediately attacked by biting insects after docking
- bug spray didn’t really help
- got at least 10 bites within 2 minutes
quick shower
head to dinner at a seafood restaurant
- Jackie and I enjoyed a delicious cazuela

TODAY:

depart AirBnB on time around 6:30 am
found a roadside breakfast place for coffee
- lots of these use old school busses?
- saw a woman do a crazy k-turn in the highway
- she had two kids in the car too!
got to the zipline place by 8:30 am
our full day pass included a bike in the air
the operators were a bit late and also confused what our ticket included
did the super long and super fast ziplines!
- pretty fun
we did a 7 zipline tour with two guides
got rained on heavily when we finished, waiting at the pick-up stop
- fun getting super drenched
quick snacks for lunch at the restaurant upstairs
head back to AirBnB to change
- Jackie kept me awake with a melted chocolate bar
- plant-based Reese’s peanut butter cup
head out to a fancy dinner with Luis and Lina
- police blocked off the main road
- had to take some slightly sketch backcountry roads
- met up with Mark here too!
drive back was much faster

LEARNINGS: