Today, we woke up to a lazy morning. I got up and grabbed my laptop and worked an hour or two. There were some things to do at the office. It was nice to work outside as the mornings here are pretty nice. I worked on my computer as the crew showed up to work on the building going up next door. It is pretty amazing to watch these guys climb the rebar towers they are creating getting ready for cement to be poured.
At 9:30 AM, we went back to the 'orange' bus...the only bus that takes you south towards Mislamoya. Only this time, we were going to the end stop of Boca de Tomatlan. What a beautiful place that is...as small harbor. There we waited for the boat to take us to the Ocean Grill. It picked us up at 10:45 AM. We had a reservation for 11 AM. They have 3 settings...11, 1 and 3. The two latter times were already booked out...so we had to go with the 11 AM one. But boy...pretty neat. The place sits over the water in a cove around the corner from Boca de Tomatlan. The menu was pretty simple. We ordered Ceviche...which was so good...with chips as a starter. Denise ordered the Catch of the Day...which was Red Snapper. And I ordered their specialty....Octopus. It was buried in an olive sauce. I was in heaven. It was a pretty unique experience.
After eating lunch, we walked back to the very small beach in the end of the cove. Boats were constantly coming in and leaving. Some were water taxis bringing a small number of people. But a couple of times, tour boats came in for people to snorkel and play around. They brought a ton of people. Nonetheless, Denise hung out on the beach and I went out snorkeling. The snorkeling was better than I thought it would be. Lots of coves where the waves were crashing into the rocks. That caused the water to bubble a lot. But down deep...pretty clear its lots of sea life.
We met some folks there, believe it or not, from Pleasant Grove, Utah. It was cool to visit with them. It is a small world sometimes. At about 2:30, we headed back to the restaurant to catch the boat back to Boca de Tomatlan. There we caught our 'orange' bus back to our condo. It was a fun morning and afternoon.
At the condo, we just relaxed. We did get a chance to FaceTime with both Ashley, Dustin and Kerri for a few minutes. It was great to see them. For dinner, we headed down to 'Derby Burgers'... Which was recommended by Armando...our security guard. He grew up in San Diego and he said it iis the best burger he has ever eaten. Well, it was huge and very tasty. We both said that we should have shared a burger. But it was too late...so we just ate both of them. Not good. We got the burgers to go and ate them up on the roof of our building. That was fun. Last night here....but we're ready to go. So ready we did two loads of laundry! That sounds odd...I know.
It has been a great trip. We fly home tomorrow at 4 PM through SFO. I hear we might be going back to snow. I only have shorts. It could be a cold ride home tomorrow evening. Oh well....we'll be glad to be home.
Pictures...
Our orange bus....we have taken this 4 times this week round trip......
The bus did get crowded a few times...and quite hot.
Waiting for the Ocean Grill Water Taxi to retrieve us....
Water taxis at Boca de Tomatlan....
On the pier...waiting....
Our purple water taxi cometh.....
About a 10 minute ride around the corner to the grill....
Ocean Grill.....pretty amazing. The floating dock there had a hammock that you could swim out to and lounge in.
The restaurant....looking out into the water.
They provide you with icy towels...which felt so good.
My meal....octopus.
After eating, they had a lounge area with comfy couches to relax in....
Snorkeled extraordinaire!!! So darn much fun...I love it.
The small beach and cove by the restaurant....you can see me walking out to sea to snorkel.
Our water taxi driver. He had his son on board. Cutest little guy you'd ever see. There to help his Dad finish his day.
Hamberguesas on the roof.......nice way to close the day out.
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