Puerto Lopez


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November 7th 2009
Published: November 27th 2009
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Blue footed boobies, magnificant frigate birds, sea turtles, fishing boats, brazilian breakfasts and lazy days walking around town waving hello to the locals. Now this is our kind of beach town. We spent about 4 days longer than we thought we would, and loved every minute of it.



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Locals on the busLocals on the bus
Locals on the bus

This man is sitting in the isle with his son.
Happy kidHappy kid
Happy kid

He warmed up to us after we gave him some cookies and water
Outside our Bangalow Outside our Bangalow
Outside our Bangalow

Hammocks, a nice breeze off the ocean, homemade rolls for breakfast... no wonder we spent 5 days!
Soccer on the beachSoccer on the beach
Soccer on the beach

the kids (and adults) play everywhere, from the beach to the streets
Oliver gets closeOliver gets close
Oliver gets close

to the rough looking boobie
WeirdoWeirdo
Weirdo

we didn't realize until later that not all the boobies look this nasty!
Blue feet everywhereBlue feet everywhere
Blue feet everywhere

this is how the whole island looked: very bare with boobies nesting all over
SnorkelingSnorkeling
Snorkeling

Always an attractive picture!
Fish marketFish market
Fish market

great place to get cheap eats
Waiting for the boatWaiting for the boat
Waiting for the boat

notice the devil dog in the background... he bit our captain!
Captain Calon!Captain Calon!
Captain Calon!

and his awesome motor held together with twine
OliverOliver
Oliver

and his alligator fish
Holding the boatHolding the boat
Holding the boat

here we are bumming a knife off another boat.. because we didn't have one to cut bait. Oy...
LunchLunch
Lunch

Ceviche and fried plantains. Notice the bait by his feet, and his awesome sweatshirt
CleaningCleaning
Cleaning

Oliver cleans his prize sierra fish for dinner
FishFish
Fish

Little rojo fish in the sink
Awesome lifeguard chairAwesome lifeguard chair
Awesome lifeguard chair

We sat here one night drinking boxed "gato" wine and listening to Josh Ritter. Perfect.


19th March 2010

Arg
I wish the photos would post in order.

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