Palomino – Casa Grande - 40 km
Stores sold beautiful, colourful sheaths. It was a popular item as practically all the
men carried one. The stores also sold plastic chairs as well as Coca-Cola. Even the
wall art was exciting, but then I found everything strangely captivating.
Our path led along a beautiful coast reportedly with a yearly average rainfall of
approximately 4,000mm at elevations of 500m to 1,500m asl. Encountering exotic
trees growing 30 to 40 metres high didn’t come as a surprise.
Spotting a suitable beach, pitching the tents came easily. Being early, a walk along
the ocean brought us to a nearby store where we purchased provisions. The
afternoon was whiled away by swinging in hammocks, watching the surf roll in and
sipping cold beer.