Herradura

So for those of you that don't know, Reflections #1 is currently anchored in a river off the ocean in El Salvador. This river is a neat little highway for those that are fortunate enough to have a dinghy with an outboard, and as I previously blogged we are now a part of this esteemed group. So we decided to take this highway to Herradura, a cute little town/city at the end (??) of the river. The first thing one has to decide while pulling up is which cute little boy will look after the dinghy while away on errands. It is important to decide this prior to docking to decrease the likelihood of a fight.
We were not that decisive.
Alex recognized a young boy that had looked after his dinghy previously and we tried to set him apart from the others by throwing the rope in his general direction, but this led to another young boy diving into the water and soaking himself as he leapt for our line. Splashing into the water he was thoroughly mocked by his "friends" that surrounded him. At first he was a good sport, but then he gave a full round house punch to his successful "buddy" in the right upper arm. I was taken aback by the force of the punch, but our mini security guard laughed it off, and there were several more very forceful--in my mind at least--upper right arm punches before we left. All in good fun I suppose since everyone was laughing, including the individual I had mistook as a parent. I think he was just an adult involved in the process. Anyhoo, no long-term damage done, and the unsuccessful children asked for money anyway.
Admittedly the young lad that watched our dinghy was very good--never leaving his post--and always with a smile and seemingly genuinely happy. But I was smart enough to ask his name so that in future we could avoid soakings and arm punches. Raul--we'll ask for you by name next time.
Photos--the first one is the fishermen coming in and bartering out a price for their fish, the second is Alex and Christa and Richard hanging with Che, and the last is our approach to Herradura from the river.