Up the Dunes again!

Saturday 17th July

Location: Los Testigos, Venezuela

Today after a full English breakfast, we took the dinghy and anchored it in Balandra Bay, then made our way to the fabulous Playa Gozman beach, on the eastern side of Testigo Grande Island. The steep climb up the sand dunes really tests your fitness level; and I couldn’t help thinking of Julie, who would absolutely relish this challenge. Edi ran up the dunes while Bob and I made our way panting, and puffing behind, stopping for breath every 10 steps. It’s not a long climb just a very steep one, the sand is like talcum powder, so with each step your foot sinks deeply into the sand and slips back, making you work twice as hard. Fortunately there were a couple of clouds around today, so the sand was not as hot as it was when we were here 2 years ago with Danni.
We swam in the crystal clear surf, and climbed the rocks, admiring the view clear across to Venezuela. The only sad thing about this beautiful beach is all the trash; there are plastic bottles, cans, and other garbage that has either been washed up on the shore or dumped by people visiting the beach. However, we thoroughly enjoyed our swim in the ocean, the water was wonderful.
Late afternoon back on Daisy after a cocktail or two, I cooked beer battered fish and chips for dinner, as a special treat, using the mahi- mahi I bought in the market in Guadeloupe. I didn’t feel too guilty about what we were eating as I think we may well have worked off a few calories today climbing the sand dunes.