Dia di Banda 'Bou

Awe tabata dia di Banda 'bou!


Feet in the sand



Today, was Banda 'bou day! Banda 'bou is the country side on the west side of the island. It's know for beautiful beaches, there are a lot of them: playa cas abou, playa lagun, playa seru pretu, playa santa cruz, playa grandi and many more. As the beaches, the country side is gorgeous.



On the way to Banda 'bou, there's a part which I call 'little Tuscany'. Although, I've never been to Tuscany, to me it looks a lot like Tuscany, you just need to imagine cypress trees instead of the cactuses you will see. Unfortunately, in a couple of years about 10.000 houses will replace this beautiful part of the country.

Banda 'bou is also on the way to Mount Christoffel. Once you leave the city and drive westward, it will become more and more hilly. As it's been raining a lot lately, the country side is very green and looks beautiful and healthy. Except for a couple of goats and lizzards, there wasn't a lot of traffic on the way to Banda 'bou. Which was surprising because today is Banda 'bou day.

Due to havy rain last weekend, the day was moved ahead one week. The idea is that at various place around Banda 'Bou you will find little stands selling jewelery, clothes and food (of course): Chicken with fries, sauses and hot saus (Galina ku batata tur kos), Sopi Mondungo (soup with intestines) and more. And let's not forget the music!

I took the road trip with my aunt. The first place where we went to was the market of Barber. We found a few stands even one with antiques and a whole area of food stands. The second place, we found on the way to Soto was a little bigger; less food, more stands selling stuff and a band singing Tambu. There was also a very Dutch 'Frietkraam' (fries trailer); I could not resist a 'patatje oorlog met ui'. Pretty good! 

After a day of driving, smelling food and listening to loud music, it is always very nice to drive to a beach. With my feet in the sand and walking in the water, seeing the sun go down and feeling the wind on my skin, I totally calm down. It's very relaxing. I can recommend it!!!! Today, we ended up at Playa Santa Cruz. It almost replaces Cas Abou as my favorite beach. Since this one is free, I guess it's my favorite free beach!

Playa Santa Cruz