By the poolside

We have spent five days in Cumaná, are getting to know the place and people. On the ferry to Gúira we met a young american couple, Charles and Amber, who came to see us in Cumaná yesterday. They had remembered the name of the hotel (San Francisco) and since Charles had taken sick, they stay in Cumana for some days to rest. It was great fun to talk to them again. We spent the evening in a nice restaurant and will se them again today. And today the manager of the posada (hotel) called Betsaida, who is hooked up with the swiss owner, let us use her card to lounge in at the swimming pool in a five star hotel, Cumanagoto.
However, we have also had some problems. Alice had stomach pains yesterday night but she is over it now. And I have lost my camera, probably forgotten in a taxi. This is a great setback.
Anyway, we have decided to move to Isla Margarita on Thursday. The reasons are three, well four actually: 1. We are in desperate need of lodging with our own kitchen, to be able too cook our own food. 2. The air in Cumana is bad, because of to much heavy traffic, and it limits our lives. 3. The infrastructure for tourists is almost nonexistent in Cumana. 4. We want to get a place closer to the sea.
Sunday, in the marvellous Mochima park, with its fascinating archipelago, was a taste what we want to get more of. We got there thanks to the steady flow of tips from Nelson, a venezolan who answers most questions, has shown us a lot and even knows a smithering of norweigan.
Anyway, on Thursday, we will take the ferry to Isla Margarita, and from there on we will be staying in Howard Johnson Tijuanera suits in Porlamar (the main town). However we will try to look for some other apartment, that is a bit cheaper than Howard Johnson.