It was clearly only a matter of time but we finally found a proper party! After no beer for a week we broke the dry spell in fairly spectacular fashion in a place called Mondo Tattu, where the beers were 50 cents (about 30p), the first shots were free & there were discounts for those with drawn on moustaches........beware the permanent marker! We hooked up with two Australian girls who confused/amused us with their use of the phrase "thong blowout" & their casual hatred of all americans! Next up was a bar with a sunken ship (actually under the bar which was on stilts above the water!) which you could swim around. The American coastguards were on leave for one night ( which was well received by our new friends!) We headed back to the hostel where we met more people heading out to a late night place for more free shots & beer bongs! How any of these places manage to stay open is beyond us! We rounded off the night by considering comandeering a boat but we decided against it! All in all not bad for what was supposed to be a quick beer!

Next day, depite the hangover & the scorching heat, we stuck to our slightly intoxicated plans of renting bikes & cycling the 16km to Drago beach with two Canadian girls we had met, Jaimee and Melina. This seemed like an pretty good idea as we breezed past the first (flat) km until we hit the first hill! 16km of up & downs later we all collapsed on the beach in the sunshine, totally worth it!

We enjoyed our time in Bocas town, but with a lack of much more to interest us (and the finances not being able to sustain the partying), when Jamiee and Melina suggested island hopping we jumped at the chance to get on another boat!

P.s. A thong blowout is when the middle bit of your flip flop comes loose and causes you to trip up and look like a dork!