The sun comes out and Anna goes pink

The day started out gloomy and we were starting to wonder if Montanita ever saw any sun! We rejoiced when it started to brighten up at midday and went out for a walk. We wandered south along the beach, a beautiful, virtually deserted stretch of sand. There were little red crabs which would scurry back to their holes as we approached, tiny snails in the wet sand and tons of pelicans flying overhead practising their V-formations.

By the time we got back to town, the place was rammed (it's Saturday) with beachgoers, by far the busiest place we've been to.

After slapping on some sunscreen we headed down the beach. Anna had some cerviche, which was $6!! About 3 times as much as Mancora. We later asked another street food vendor and he quoted the same price saying national park restrictions taxed fishing, however most of the food here is 2-3 times what we're used to so I think they are just extorting the large number of tourists here.

We lay in the sun and played in the powerful surf - my first time in the sea for over 2 weeks :) Some hippy backpackers - who roam the beach with baked goods to support their travels - gave me a small falafel wrap for $1.5 (far better price!). We grabbed a coconut on the way back ($2) which again was more expensive but it was the biggest and sweetest we've had so far, plus the guy chopped it open for us after and took out all the fat for Anna! I also picked up a mixed pot of caramelised nuts / sesame seed balls / other unidentified things which were lovely for a dollar.

We had dinner at Tiki Limbo again - I had falafel again and Anna had tuna steak in a coconut sauce that she wasn't overly impressed by, and bought some magnums for dessert.

Back in the hotel, Anna discovered she had turned a luminous shade of pink on her back from walking in just her bikini top earlier. I've tried training her but it doesn't seem to work - I think a full length burka might be needed in future!Read more