8/6/09 - 0.44.67S 90.18.29W

Flying Cloud
Julian Nichols
Mon 8 Jun 2009 11:53
After a slightly leisurely wake up we completed all of our tasks to get the inside of the boat ready for sea.
Given the progress, i decided to follow through with my decision from the night before and book the ferry over to Isabela so that we could go and explore a bit more.
The word ferry was a bit strong, for essentially it was a home built speed boat which just fitted 15 guests like sardines - and with no obvious health and safety features (such as life jackets).
However, after 2 and a bit hours (its 45 nm!) we arrived at Isabela with some vague memories about the name of the place that we were recommended to stay by Paula and Diego.
After some discussion with the taxi driver, we were taken to Beto's bar - not 5 star but truely fantastic!
Run by Edith and Beto, the bar has a magnificent setting and warmth, whilst the rooms are simple but just what we needed.
We were lucky enough to get the final 2 rooms and settled in for our early start to tour the volcano in the morning.

Julian