Tuesday January 24, 2017

We started the day by making our own breakfast with eggs, shrimp and cheese as well as coffee. It was delicious! The ingredients cost less than $5. After breakfast, we went to a nearby market with Eric to get some vegetables for our supper. We were planning shrimp stew for supper. We returned to the hostel, and I got some writing done while our host Angelo continued to work on repairs for his motorbike. Mike was snoozing in the hammock. We went for a walk around town, picked up some coconut milk for our stew, and enjoyed the fruit drinks "batidos" that are offered everywhere. We walked around the town of Crucita several times during our stay, and we found overall that is was not as welcoming and helpful to strangers as the other places we had stayed.
We spent a quiet afternoon at the hostel, trying to stay out of the very hot sun. At around 4 pm we headed to the beach for a swim. The waves were 5-6 feet high, and the undercurrent was very strong. I had a hard time staying on my feet, but it was fun! This was our last outing into the ocean, so it was bittersweet. When we returned to the hostel, we made our shrimp stew and it was very good. Once again the ingredients were less than $5. We went for a very long walk in the evening to get to the bank machine on the main road. There was a shorter way to go, but we did not realize this at the time. Oh well, good exercise. When we returned to the hostel, we got all of our belongings together, and organized them for our trip the next day.

The beach in Crucita

Napoleon and Charlotte were the mascots of our hostel in Crucita

Charlotte