Day Twelve- Sunday, March 7, 2010
Today was our first full day in San Juan del Sur. Most mornings in Nicaragua we wake to burning sun and a constant, arid breeze that envelopes the island. Here is no different. Today we visit Playa del Coco about a 40 minute drive south from our hotel. Upon arrival we swam, tanned, took care not to encounter stingrays while swimming, and then had lunch at the beach restaurant. We explored the vast and uncharted Pacific coast that lay before us. There were beautiful jagged cliffs that formed a kind of bowl around us and tall cactus loomed from the rocks. There was stone that could have come from lava which was pitted and sharp and jutted into the sea forming small peninsulas. We found that the waters were teaming with all kinds of sea life. Ryan said he encountered huge blow fish and eels. From the Playa del Coco we visited one of Nicaragua’s most important natural reserves known as La Flor Wildlife Refuge. There, twice a year, in January and July, the Olive Ridley Turtles migrate from Ecuador and other neighboring countries to the shores of La Flor to lay their eggs. Thousands of turtles some weighing upwards of hundreds of pounds litter the beach, and tourists flock to the refuge to eavesdrop on their nocturnal nesting habits. We headed back to our hotel for some down time and a warm shower, before venturing into our small beach town for food.
-Lisa Del Favero
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