Solo Papaya, Isla Grande

Then, it was time to move on to stop number 2. This took about 30 minutes in the speedboat. Our driver threw the boat about a bit to cause the 'party people', who were all seated at the front, to scream their heads off! We were quite comfortable in the middle of the boat. It felt good to be out on the water.

Our second stop was at Solo Papaya on Isla Grande in Las Islas Rosario proper. The water here was lovely, but we didn’t swim. We just paddled, saving our swimming for the stop after lunch which Anna had told us had the best water. We were taken with the floating cocktail bar, but we weren’t tempted - it was still only 10.30am! Mark did have a beer, though! Unsurprisingly, it was twice the price we've been paying on the mainland.Read more