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I can't say we really liked it here. the marina was OK and apparently the quality of work here is very good, but one step outside it was filthy. Huge piles of household and restaurant garbage everywhere piled up. It seems the people just chuck it out of their windows - there are big mounds outside all the buildings and all alongside the roads. It' was also very hot, persistently very windy and loud. We all went in a convoy of 4WD trucks to go to a coffee plantation and a waterfall walk and swim. The guide for the coffee tour was a loud and opinionated Californian who decided it would be a good idea to lecture a bunch of wealthy baby boomers who rely on Starlink on the evils of Elon Musk! Didn't go down really well. He had quite a few other opinions - was just missing the tin foil hat……He also lectured us on being environment friendly and eco consious - all that and in the dirtiesst county imaginalbe. Most of the apartment buildings had razor wire all around them and all full of trapped wind blown plastic bags. For us it wasn't even "colourful local vibe". The marina and the ARC people made the best of it with a couple of fun gettogethers and a paella and sangria night. We tried an escape to the nearby Marriot pool and bar, only to find the same loud horrible music and wind. At least it had reliable internet.
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