We took the short cab ride to the town on La Pineda. On Thursday they have a market downtown with lots of vendors with lots of stuff. It was fun to look around at the huge array of clothing, jewelry, purses, souvenirs, bathing suits, pottery, carvings etc.
When it was time for lunch, we met Ernesto (a waiter from the resort) with his wife and 2½ year old son, Iker – what a cutie. It took a while, but eventually he had lots of smiles and even a few giggles.
For dinner, we walked down the beach to a restaurant called Totinos. The dinner was absolutely fantastic. The had the most amazing large shrimp wrapped in bacon and cheese and then grilled. Most of us had that, but the other dishes were good too. A few had fish, one had coconut shrimp, one had stuffed shrimp which was stuffed breaded and deep fried, and one person even had chili relinos. There were 14 for dinner and with drinks and a 15% gratuity, the bill came to 20,000 pesos or 200 dollars. The drinks were on that bill too – so it was so very reasonable.
While we were at dinner, the moon was visible in the sky and appeared as a small sliver. I tried setting the camera on a post and pressed the button to take a time lapse photograph and it worked out beautifully. I have had fun playing with that feature and even having a bit of success now and then.
We walked back to the resort through the town of Guyabitos and I couldn’t believe that the stores were still open. So many families ith small children were out in the streets. A very social and festive atmosphere and so very different than home, but I can’t get used to seeing small children out so late at night.
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