Isla Margarita today, we're all going to do an island tour, not a ships tour though, they're far to expensive... Going to get a local minibus.... I'll let you know how it goes.....
Great tour, $20 each in a 20 seater bus, we went all round the island, though there's not a great deal to see, the trip was very enjoyable and good value for money as we were out for over five and a half hours, only got back to the ship with thirty minutes to spare, scary, scary....lol.
We visited a light house which once you had climed the one hunderd and forty three steps had some spectacular views,
I showed Sheila the pictures, no way she could climb that many steps...lol.
We visited L'Aciuncion the capital, and the guide explained the story of, Louisa c. De Arismendi, who was the pregnant wife of the revolution leader Juan Bautista Arismendi, she was kidnapped and held captive in the fort Castillo de Santa Rosa, above the town and interogated for the plans of her husbands revolution, she never divulged anything and in the process she lost the baby. There is a lot more to the story so if you ever come here its worth investigating, especially if you're a saddo like me...lol.
We also visited a fishing village where they fish the old fashioned way in traditional and very pretty boats, although the boats do have outboard motors nowadays. I got some really good photos of the colourful boats pulled up on to the beach. In fact one of the best things about the trip was the spectacular views around the island. As usual the best value for island tours was not the ship, but the local travel company which normally have booths just as you come off the ship, and as usual are open to bargaining...... I personally didn't do anything after the Beatles show in the theatre as I took to my bed with the dreded lurgy, or as it's more commonly known as a cold...
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