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Finished another gruelling week at work so we took off on the Friday afternoon for the beach. Went to Playas this time as we couldn't face the nine hour trek to Montaņita although this one ended up taking seven hours anyway. Arrived late so checked into a hostal which is best described as "muy basico". Went out for food before going back to the hostal which was absolutely boiling inside. Didn't really matter as I managed to fall asleep fully clothed within a few minutes. Woke up to a hot if slightly overcast day and headed off to the beach [View Full Entry]

Katm1987 - Katherine Matson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 21st 2007 | 191 Views | [diary=151652]

Sunset at Playas
Sandcastle
Footprints in the sand

Well, last week was boring, and everyone is still ill so iīm not even going to write about it! However, by the weekend, we were all feeling sufficiently better to go for some chilling at the beach!! Off we set from the bus terminal at 1, in the hope of getting to Playas (yes, Beach) by 7...it was more like 8, but we got there a little sticky, but safe and sound. Found a nice cheap hostal right on the beach, dumped our stuff and went for some food! Very chilled night with a bit of beach walking and some Nick [View Full Entry]

Lou1208 - Louisa Wallbridge | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 20th 2007 | 85 Views | [diary=152856]