Friday, November 6, 2009

Tucano house

Over the past two days James and I have been passing the time at Tucano House which is proving to be more like the Big Brother house than a hostel. They have their very own Hostel dog Duna who everyone loves. You can take her with you to the shops (without a lead), she'll cross roads and wait for you outside the supermarket until you're finished your shopping....genius!!



The whole place is centred around communal areas and very quickly everyone knows everyone.


Most people eat breakfast and dinner in the hostel together and inevitably spend the rest of the day with someone or other from the hostel.

There are a lot of interesting characters including an over index of people from London. Whether reading a book in one of the hammocks or lounging by the pool, there seems to be plenty to do to pass the hours.

I made the mistake of telling an English guy Farook that James worked in IT and could probably take a look at his laptop. Unfortunately I didn't realise this was going to occupy hours each day fixing this complex problem and James is less than happy. From now on we're going to say he's a bible bashing cult leader to anyone who asks!



Tomorrow we're hoping to hire a moped and explore the island as we're very aware we've barely scratched the surface...

Hoping to get some good pics for you all tomorrow.

Mx

4 comments:

Mark said...

Oh no.....not James on two wheels again!! Just take care both of you eh?
Sounds like your place is great, bit like 'The Beach'...James can be the DeCaprio charater, only this time he's the god-squad cult leader [with IT skills] with the smart dog. Did you hear about the dyslexic aetheist who didn't believe in dog?
Anyway, joking apart, sounds like it's a real adventure. Take care and have fun. Frosty here now.....brrrrrrr. Buenas noches. Dad

Mark + Jack said...

btw - is that a bump on Jame's head....or the start of a mohican cut? You taking this cult leader bit too far? :-)

Marian said...

Glad to see from the photos that you are really roughing it! I thought hostels were very basic.Sorry I missed you last night - was in so not sure why I didn't hear the bleep on the computer. I now have the web cam so hopefully can see you when you log into Skype. Take care love Mum & Dad.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mark said...

Hey James. City 1 WBA 2. Shame as City deserved a draw. Hey ho. Hope you're having fun both. Island pics eagerly awaited. TTFN. Dad