Today, we went to the wild side of the island. The water is beautiful, the sand is great, and there aren't many people. So it's a very relaxing place to be. But today's visit was filled with fun and adventure! The fun started at Mescalito's the first beach club you see when you arrive on the wild side. There was a young boy with a big lizard. For tourist pictures of course. It was a little expensive, at 50 pesos (about $3CDN) but I had to do it! Turns out the lizard is called Rocky Balboa. He's 10 years old. Only eats zucchini (calabasa) And has cute little ears, and a listening hole on the top of his head to detect predators. The kid was Sebastien. Smart. Little business man in the making. Knew lots about his pet.
Next, a had a great massage at Punto Morenos, a beautiful beach club. Lupita, my massage therapist, not only had crazy strong hands, but she was also skilled as a (volunteer) hairdresser. About half way through the massage, I can feel her undo my little braids, and give me a "fancy new hairdo". French braids that went from the base of my neck, to the top of my head. Then she knotted the braids into funky little knobs. A bit like giraffe horns. Toby called my hairdo Zarafa, after the first giraffe in Paris, in 1827. Cool! 
Then! On the way home, Toby bought flowers for our apartment. Very nice! But while
we watched the sunset on a pier, my bicycle fell over and the flowers
fell from my bike basket into the ocean. I couldn't stand the idea of
watching them float away. So in I went! With my skirt on and
everything!Photos
1- Me and Rocky Balboa, so fun!
2- Sebastien and Rocky. Smart kid. Looked up facts about Rocky via Google
3 - Barbara and Toby at the beach
4 - Me, my Zarafa hair do, rescuing the flowers from the ocean. The photo is a clip from a video that Toby took while I rescued the flowers....
For the first time I looked at the pictures before I read the text. When I saw the flowers, I only saw a duck with a plastic bag tied over its head :-(. That will teach me to look before reading!
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