Last Sunday we took a short water taxi ($.60) across the harbour to visit Las Grietas which is a unique local swimming hole located in a narrow canyon . On the ride over we saw two boats being used as a haul out for the sea lions.
It is about a 25 minute hike over lava (everything is over lava here) to the canyon.
Some of the young dudes were leaping from the canyon wall into the deep water. We on the other hand swam and snorkled. A spectator who scrambled down to the water edge slipped on one of the boulders and lost her camera when it tumbled deep into the rocks. I didn’t understand what she said but it sounded familiar…………s**t!
On the way back we stopped at the fancy Finch Bay Hotel where we had lunch by the pool. The pintail ducks and gulls were allowed free access to splash about without the $10 access fee for non guests. It was the nicest duck pond I’ve seen and while an attendant was hosing off the pool edge where the feathered guests were recently evidenced, he wasn’t able to remove anything from the bottom of the pool (pond). We enjoyed our lunch and continued home.
A few more photos from the day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sataylor/sets/72157624877853494/
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