Off at 9 a.m. for a 25 minute ferry ride to the Island of Women. Never have heard why it's called this. We rented a golf cart for the day and circumnavigated the island which took about 1 1/2 hours. It seemed 1/2 mile wide and 10 miles long. We stopped at Hacienda Mundaca, a property constructed by Fermin Mucdada who was a pirate and slave trader in 1860. He acquired his fortune by trafficking slaves to Cuba to work in the sugar fields. He hid out from the British Navy and became enamoured with the Island, when he fell in love with an 18 year old island girl and established this hacienda and retired.
We saw many beautiful homes that Caucasians lived in and next door was the very poor slum hut area of the natives. These were no more that 200 sq. ft. This whitr house was actually bult as a conch shell but it was so bright it doesn't really show up well.
Stopped at Playa Norte at Bob's Beach for lunch out in the sand overlooking the blue azure ocean. Jackie and I swam in the crystal clear water which was warm and you could walk out for a half a mile. Out for a great dinner tonight at a seafood specialty buffet, where 2 birthday cakes arrived and Ron and Rudy were honored. Lots of fun.
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