Flew into San Salvador @12noon and had friends pick me up. One thing about arriving in this country is you are always greeted with a Pilsner. Stopped at a bar on the side of the mountain over the sea and had some more cercezas and plates of tomatoes and cucumbers with sea salt- while watching sea birds dance in the sky.
Drove to playa Zunsal. They had a room waiting- a little hut with a wooden door and open shower (PVC piping). The walls are
painted the color of the waves and the curtain rod if a piece of bamboo. Watched the sunset waiting for pupusas to grill and remembered why this place is indeed Never Never Land. The sunset, like every single one here, is orange and pink, even a panoramic 360 shot would do no justice as being and seeing. Pterodactyls circled above as both the sun and the moon did their magic on the landscape. You look right and see the watercolor sunset- and left and see the moon glimmering on the black sand, rocks and mountains.
painted the color of the waves and the curtain rod if a piece of bamboo. Watched the sunset waiting for pupusas to grill and remembered why this place is indeed Never Never Land. The sunset, like every single one here, is orange and pink, even a panoramic 360 shot would do no justice as being and seeing. Pterodactyls circled above as both the sun and the moon did their magic on the landscape. You look right and see the watercolor sunset- and left and see the moon glimmering on the black sand, rocks and mountains.
Ate 2 pupusas the size of tortillas and came back to the hostel bar setup for even more cervezas and good company. Everywhere you walk here at night is lit up by twinkles of fireflies- or fairies (*campenitas). They glow and shine and seem to take you wherever you are going, as an entourage of magic dust. Its remarkable.
Slept to the rain and woke up to songbirds and roosters.
Dia 2
Went outside to the veg/fruit truck and stocked up before catching a ride to La Libertad. Ran some errands (being that I seemed to have brought only sundresses and a bathing suit, seriously had forgotten all my toiletries) and caught a ride in the back on a pick up to Sunzal. Had a refreshing cold shower and just was given a huge plate of sandia. Its sad that I can't remember the last time I had watermelon with black seeds... Watched the surf for hours until it was dark, walked back to the room and saw a white horse grazing like a unicorn in my magic path. Went to playa El Tunco for Open-Mike night in the back of Crazy Dan's truck and arrived just before the rain downpour. Got to catch up with friends...went back (survived the ride back) and slept very well.
Dia 3
Woke up and got on a moped for the morning; went to La Libertad and got different sandals...here in Never Never Land you have to learn to walk on round smooth rocks all the time and trust me you need special sandals. Rode back to Zonte and came to the Spanish S-Cool/tour office for amazing hand-roasted cafe and wifi. Relaxing and listening to jazz..ordered pupusas for lunch, and scored 24 bananas for $1.
Watched the surf from my friend's little room up on bamboo and had boxed wine swinging in a hammock as she took pictures of all the boarders in high tide...Jumped back on the scooter and went up the mountain for a ride. Once it began raining we turned around and came back- after stopping in Surf Permanente for a grande cerveza. Just got back to the room and an catching up on this journal so that it coincides perfectly with the pics.
Watched the surf from my friend's little room up on bamboo and had boxed wine swinging in a hammock as she took pictures of all the boarders in high tide...Jumped back on the scooter and went up the mountain for a ride. Once it began raining we turned around and came back- after stopping in Surf Permanente for a grande cerveza. Just got back to the room and an catching up on this journal so that it coincides perfectly with the pics.
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