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