First full day at Ylang Ylang! After a fitful night's sleep listening to the pounding surf, we made coffee and sat taking in the view and watching the waves crashing ashore. Tearing ourselves away, we had breakfast overlooking the sea and drank more coffee and watched the early morning horse riders exercising on the beach.
In the early morning light, the plants and trees of the hotel grounds looked stunning. The grounds form part of the natural landscape and as there are no fences, the wildlife comes and goes as it wishes. We have seen Capuchin monkeys and heard Howler Monkeys in the morning and evening calling in the rest of the troop. Iguanas and small lizards are numerous and today whilst laying in a hammocks, Clare and George saw an armadillo.
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| Capuchin playing |
After breakfast we took a stroll into Montezuma town. It is very small and very Bohemian in nature. I imagine that Goa was like this in the 60's, with older hippy types living out their lives in a haze of marijuana. There are a few stalls selling home-made jewellery and some limited tourist shops, a couple of small supermarkets and a few outlets selling excursions and that's it. In many ways that is good, as I imagine that in a few years there will be more hotels and more people to make use of the miles of beaches.
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| Montezuma Town |
We brought some freshly baked bread and jam for lunch later and then strolled back towards the hotel. The beaches are very quiet and there are really very few people about. Those that are aren't doing very much as the sun is very hot - mid 30's today.
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| One of Montezuma's beaches |
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| Local chilling! |
The rest of the day was spent lazing around and playing in the sea . The time just evaporates before you know it, it's time for dinner. Tonight we had a mixture of shrimp in garlic and white wine and a mixed seafood platter. It was all very good and fully satisfied we rolled into bed, another full day!
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