An adventure trail along the ocean

Today was a lot of fun.

Alfredo drove us to Boca de Tomatlan, a very small village along the south coast of the bay, where we parked his little green VW beetle and started our walk on a trail that follows the ocean and leads to Las Animas beach. The trail was very varied. Often, it was a cement and rock path that went thought people's backyards. Sometimes, it was a dirt path that went up and down. And sometimes it was a little rickety bridge. That part was kindof scary, but fun too.

When we got to Las Animas, we had a drink and snack and chilled for a while. Alas, the weather was not great. The waves on the ocean have been big for a couple of days now. As we sat there on the beach, the wind was picking-up, and sky was darkening, and the waves were getting bigger. Getting back along the path might have been tricky in spots becuase of the bigger waves so we decided on a water taxi. Fortunately, the waiter at the little restaurant was kind and told us that we should go asap cause the water taxis would stop operating if the weather got worse. Sure enough, it took a few tries to get all the passengers from the dock to the boat, and the "captain" told one lady that she would have to sleep in Boca de Tomatlan because he couldn't bring her back!

The water taxi ride was exciting. The swells were about at least 10' high (maybe more cause I said 10' when we went whale watching and this was definitely bigger!) and it was pretty choppy. One lady was actually scared. I thought it was fun!

Unfortunately, that was not the only adventure we had. Alfredo got a flat tire on the way back. It was so bad that the tire got shredded and will have to be replaced. Fortunately, he had a spare and all the tools required to change it, and he was very calm about the whole thing.

Tonight was very domestic. We had dinner together at home and watched "The March of the Penguins".