Punta Gorda and Planetdrum land

Ramon is a fellow planet drummer and teacher in bahia. On two different weekends we went to his cabin on the beach. We drove down the beach for about 20 minutes untill the point which was just passable by foot at low tide.

the cabin is a bit of a climb up the hill but worth it.

Below is a picture of portion of a reef that is exposed during very low tides that occur about once a month. At this point we were able to harvest about 40 fairly large Oysters fresh off the rocks. Yum!

A splash of lime is all you need!

Bag -o- Oysters

We removed the rest of the oysters from their shells and made a Cevieche with avacado, tomato and onions. Along with bag of chifle ( Fried green plantian chips ) it was a delightful sunday lunch.

On one of the weekends I brought a surf board that I rented and everyone got to give it a shot. Surfing is not as easy as they make it look on TV.

Closer view of the cabin made from wood beams with bamboo and plaster walls

here is the grill beneath the cabin. we got lucky one morning and wistled some fisherman into shore. They were able to sell us 3 lobsters and a few small fish.. ! Awesome

A snail

Bird colony

Clam colony

Feet

the walk back
One time we were able to catch a passing truck for a ride which was great. the other time we had to walk the whole way. with the tide rising rapidly it was a bit of a race to make it home.

Here is another bit of the day to day at work here with Planet Drum.

We are packing up some gear and materielas to make a water catchment for the covered sistern out on some property owned by the organization. The property is about 25 minutes out of town then about an hour walk down a muddy two track. it was nice to get out and see some new things.

On our way to the land we passed by this lady who look as though she has somthing very important to do.

mango tree

gutter

Ashley was volunteered to crawl in to the water tank to help install a valve

It was a bit of a struggle to get out but it all worked out in the end.