This morning we got up early as usual and sat on the terrace watching birds before having a shower. We found we had a large spider to keep us company.For breakfast we had a delicious omlette with cheese, peppers and fried potatoes.
Whilst eating breakfast it was birdwatching as usual - it is a very good spot to see the bird heading out for the day. At the very least, we see Black Vultures, Magnificent Frigate Birds, Orange-chinned Parakeets and parrots. We always see the Cheries Tanager too, oddly, there is always one male with two females.
After breakfast we sat around some more on the terrace birdwatching and tried to use the internet and failed. For whatever reason, nothing would come up on the computer, it was very frustrating.
We decided to set off for some waterfalls at Vergel which is only about 5 km away. We turned off the main road and headed up the usual gravel track which was in surprisingly good condition. We stopped at the first restaurant and found some falls but not the big ones! We had a drink, looked around the pretty gardens and at a 500 year old tree! The restaurant here was notable for a menu with no prices on it.
We drove another kilometre to the correct falls and parked at the restaurant La Pavon. Lynn stayed there whilst I hiked down to the fairly spectacular, but not very large, falls. There were lots of people there and some rather unfriendly dogs. Access to the pool at the bottom of the falls was rather steep, but the water looked very inviting. The falls force their way between two large rock and there is a third large bolder jammed between them.
I climbed back up the hill for lunch at the restaurant which had no menu let alone prices! We were told we could have fish or chicken served local style. Since the place was a Tilapia farm, we opted for fish. It was excellent and not expensive at all. For some reason there were a bunch of French people there, one of whom was very loud!
After lunch we decided to recce the other beachs near Ojochal. The beach at Playa Tortuga (turtle beach) was a bit littered and had no real shade, but was rather beautiful in a wild way. After looking at some very large Green Iguanas in some trees, we continued on to Playa Pinuela which is the southern access point for the Ballena National Park. The lady ranger let have 5 minutes to look around for free. We talked to her and decided that we'd return to tomorrow.
We then drove back to the hotel via a small supermarket at Ojochal village and once back went straight to the swimming pool to cool down. We found that our spider from this morning had somehow got into the room. After a brief chase which involved moving furniture and the use of magazines, we managed to get the spider back outside again.
In the evening, Lynn had a more successful session on the internet whilst I had a glass of cold white wine whilst chatting to the hotel owner.
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