I was beginning to feel like a prisoner on Boca del Tores. I would have liked to start moving again to see new things, cover some more kilometres. At the moment I am on covering distance up and down the stairs to the loo!
Started feeling a bit better around midday. No hesitation: I was straight on the bicycle for a trip to the butterfly farm. Tourist information, even though it’s in a beautiful building, does not serve its purpose. Asked around and someone sent me to a hotel and I did manage to get a leaflet. The farm looked like it was about 500m away on the same island so I have tried to ask everyone I met for directions – resulting in lots of confusing dead ends. I finally gave in and took a boat taxi! With only a 1min ride and 2 dollars later, I arrived in a posher part of the island where yachts moored up. Lots of wa-wa’s talking about shares and boat parts. I walked through a bit of swamp to find the butterfly farm. A nice local gentleman showed me the different stages of the butterfly’s life, from egg laying and caterpillars to their predators. We then proceeded to the “mesh” tent: The size of the circus tent where I have found butterfly overload. Great colours, different sizes. I even learned that they eat fermenting fruit (in this case bananas).
I asked and finally found the way back to main part of the island: obviously it was possible via an air strip!!! (see photo) The butterfly man said just be careful and smiled.
Evening meal was a local soup (everything in, with bones etc.), rice with beans and a salad in the busiest (with locals) restaurant. It seemed to help a bit. After getting back, I realised I had lost the memory card for the camera. Luckily I had 90% of my pictures already saved.
A couple from Australia tried to drag me out for a few beers, but I was nowhere near ready for a session (not like me – must really be ill).
A strange thing in Boca del Tores is that you can’t find bananas to buy – in a region of the country where plantations abundant. Apparently most of the production is for export!!!
Started feeling a bit better around midday. No hesitation: I was straight on the bicycle for a trip to the butterfly farm. Tourist information, even though it’s in a beautiful building, does not serve its purpose. Asked around and someone sent me to a hotel and I did manage to get a leaflet. The farm looked like it was about 500m away on the same island so I have tried to ask everyone I met for directions – resulting in lots of confusing dead ends. I finally gave in and took a boat taxi! With only a 1min ride and 2 dollars later, I arrived in a posher part of the island where yachts moored up. Lots of wa-wa’s talking about shares and boat parts. I walked through a bit of swamp to find the butterfly farm. A nice local gentleman showed me the different stages of the butterfly’s life, from egg laying and caterpillars to their predators. We then proceeded to the “mesh” tent: The size of the circus tent where I have found butterfly overload. Great colours, different sizes. I even learned that they eat fermenting fruit (in this case bananas).
I asked and finally found the way back to main part of the island: obviously it was possible via an air strip!!! (see photo) The butterfly man said just be careful and smiled.
Evening meal was a local soup (everything in, with bones etc.), rice with beans and a salad in the busiest (with locals) restaurant. It seemed to help a bit. After getting back, I realised I had lost the memory card for the camera. Luckily I had 90% of my pictures already saved.
A couple from Australia tried to drag me out for a few beers, but I was nowhere near ready for a session (not like me – must really be ill).
A strange thing in Boca del Tores is that you can’t find bananas to buy – in a region of the country where plantations abundant. Apparently most of the production is for export!!!