I took a shuttle from Antigua, Guatemala to the beach at
El Zonte, western El Salvador. this is a beautiful, little place on the Pacific. It is a fishing village, small resort for people from the capital and a popular surfing spot. I arrived at noon when it was hot and sticky. I hadn´t booked accommodation but was lucky to find a room at "La casa de Frida". (There are some hostals scattered about). This was a lovely place right on the beach with a garden full of hammocks slung from the trees. There was hardly anyone else staying there (another couple). It was a friendly place to stay with a staff member and his family living there. I also enjoyed the company of the dogs. I met the owner, Anna, who was down from the capital getting the place ready foe easter. i had 3 wonderful days there: get up, walk on the beach, swim, eat , swim, walk. i practically lived in swimming costume and shorts for 3 days. The pacific was great to swim in, although you do need to be careful of currents. I think I have mastered the art of being comfortable in a hammock....
It was hard to take myself away but I needed to move on to
San Salvador for connections south. I paid a local man for transport in his pick up truck to the city. It was a pleasant drive of one and a half hours. I arrived at Hotel San Carlos which has a Tica bus terminal and armed guard. It was handy to stay here as I had to check in for tyhe bus at 04.10 altho it left at 5 as scheduled. During the day I wondered around the historic centre visiting the cathedral and the modernsitic El Rosario. I also visited the National Libraray where the attendants were helpful and spoke some English. I read/ looked at a photo-journal of the civil war (1979-1992) but didn´t finsish as the Lib closed at 4 p.m. I whiled away some time having coffee and reading at Mister Donut.
Watched some T.V before trying to sleep early.
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