After an eventful days travelling from Margarita, trying to get a boat, eventually getting a plane and arriving by taxi to the mainland state of Anzoátegui at midnight we were lucky to get a bed at Rita's posada. Run by Rita herself, a crazy Swiz lady and her pack of terrifying security hounds ('all part of the adventure') we were pleased to be an easy ten minutes walk from Playa Colarada (a pretty orange sandy beach). A perfect location for our planned exploration of Parque Mochima. The park is made up of several little islands and beautiful deserted beaches. The reserve is big, 950 km, has perfect crystal clear water and is know for its beautiful pods of dolphins. We managed to see an incredible 50 dolphins by the end of the day, making Morwena especially happy! Unfortunately they were too quick for us to get any good photos so they'll have to just be imprinted in our memory...
We hired a little boat and a guide for the day from our beach, who was joined by his young son who did a great job of showing us around the park. On our first beach stop we went to check out the fisherman's catch that they were hauling in, they'd also caught a huge puffer fish which our guides filleted there and then ready for supper! Next stop was beautiful Playa Blanca where we enjoyed some lovely Pargo (bass) and a long snooze on the sand, before stopping on another island for some snorkeling. It was beautiful to tour round the islands and see the pods of dolphins on our way. We were all so glad we made the trip there, it was definitely worth the stop on the mainland for a perfect last day together in Venezuela...
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