Cabuya Day 5 - rest day

Whew, I needed a break today.  As we sat on the deck having coffee this morning the trees in the neighbours yard started to rustle.  We looked up and the howler monkeys were on the move.  I hadn't heard them for a couple of days and wondered where they gone.  Well they were back.  In single file about 25 monkeys of all ages moved from one tree to another.  The babies were on the backs of their mothers and they all followed the same line through the tree.  Bill was able to get some video of them so I will post it to facebook. 

This morning we went into Montezuma to do a bit more shopping and to see if we could find the famous waterfall.  Well what we thought was the waterfall turned out to be not the one we were looking for.  Oh well, we have seen a few so decided to head back to the house.  We stopped at Nena's famous jam shop, which was her house.  You walked into the kitchen at the back and she had her jam in her fridge.  Thankfully someone else was there that could speak both English and Spanish so we managed to purchase 3 different types, blackberry, pineapple/mango and pineapple/coconut.  They are suppose to be very good.  Hopefully we can get them home without breaking them in our backpacks. 

We then went to our favourite bakery and had our last iced mocha coffees and purchased cake for desert.  As we sat and enjoyed our coffee we spotted a toucan in the tree, first one we have seen so far.  The only thing we haven't seen is a sloth and apparently they are on the Caribbean side so I guess we are out of luck. 


This afternoon at low tide we drove to the beach and walked across to cemetery island.  When it is low tide there is a natural bridge that allows you to cross from the mainland to the island.  It is the location of the Cabuya cemetery.  We spent some time walking amongst the grave sites and then explored the beach. 




When we came back there were three little boys shaking a big tree with large sticks knocking down small seed pods.  I went over and asked what they were and one of them told me it was Tamarind.  They were collecting them and putting them in their pockets.  When we got home I googled Tamarind to see what it was.  It is used for sweetening deserts, drinks and sauces. 


Tomorrow we are off on a snorkel trip for the day.