Still in Bayahona
The Travels of Running Tide
Mick Norman
Sat 29 Mar 2014 23:50
Its a bit of a cowboy town. The local sugar mill has closed down in the
last few years but it still has a bit of a buzz about it. I don’t think tourists
have found out about the area as apart from us few yachties we haven’t seen any
others than locals. Three French boats rolled into town today they were in
Salinas so we can say hallo again to them.
We have wandered around the town today trying to find out about trips to
Lake Enriquilla which is about 50 miles inland, the home to crocs and
iguanas.
One thing that has struck us this year is that we are not spending all our
time sorting out things on the boat. For a start off the heads work, so less
time with our heads stuck down the loo or hoping and praying that they don’t
fail. That is a direct result of dumping the Baby Blake disasters and replacing
them with something a bit more modern.
The main batteries were replaced in Grenada and so far we have had no
problem and have even been able to use the frig 24 hours a day, not just when we
ran the engine like last year. Vinden our wind generator has contributed plus we
have run our little petrol gene a couple of time over the last two months.
We negotiated a good price for Lake Enriquilla, joining forces with a
couple of Norwegian yachties to share the cost and we weren’t disappointed. We
saw lots of iguanas and crocs on our boat trip on the lake. The lake is 40m
below sea level and has no outlet. It is saline and has doubled in size over the
last 10 years. Nobody seems to know quite why.
Tomorrow morning we are moving on to Isla de Beata and beyond. I’m not sure
when we will be back on line as after Beata, it’s Haiti not know for its
internet connectivity.
Beach at Club Nautico
Barahona Town from the Club Nautico
Motorbike Taxi Riders
The Church
Local Houses
More Local Houses
And yet More Local Houses
The Market
The Market
The Government Wharf with Martin Garcia Point in the background
Our Internet hang out in Barahona
An Old Sugar Hauling Train
And for those people with an interest in such things
The Outlook from Casa Bonita if you can afford it
On the Beach South of Barahona
The Travellers Friend
Norm says he’s been Paid a Fortune to Wear this Shirt in Exotic
Places
One Iguana
And Another
A Croc in Lake
Enriquilla |