Batibou Beach

Next, we're off to find Batibou Beach, a site where they filmed parts of Pirates of Caribbean II. The directions we originally were given were "Drive over five bridges from town, then turn down the first dirt road on your right. Be sure to count even the small bridges." We wisely ask for more directions, and end up picking up a local who says it is on his way.

We pass a bridge and he tell us to turn down a small overgrown dirt path. There's no way we would have recognized it as something you could drive a vehicle through. As we drive down the path, our self-designated guide tell us with a slight note of sadness that the land is owned by a family, but the father passed away and the son moved back to England. As a result, the land and the roads have slowly fallen into disrepair.

As we round a corner, we see that the road has been completely covered by a mudslide. As we inch close the SUV gets stuck in the mud and we spend some time getting the SUV out (thank goodness for four-wheel drive).

We decide to walk down to the beach from that spot. The beach is beautiful with palm trees hanging over the water. Our guide walks down with us, hangs out for a bit to chat and watch us swim. He then disappears down the beach. I have no idea where he could possibly be going because the beach is totally deserted and there doesn't appear to be an sort of civilization anywhere close.

Batibou Beach

Next, we're off to find Batibou Beach, a site where they filmed parts of Pirates of Caribbean II. The directions we originally were given were "Drive over five bridges from town, then turn down the first dirt road on your right. Be sure to count even the small bridges." We wisely ask for more directions, and end up picking up a local who says it is on his way.

We pass a bridge and he tell us to turn down a small overgrown dirt path. There's no way we would have recognized it as something you could drive a vehicle through. As we drive down the path, our self-designated guide tell us with a slight note of sadness that the land is owned by a family, but the father passed away and the son moved back to England. As a result, the land and the roads have slowly fallen into disrepair.

As we round a corner, we see that the road has been completely covered by a mudslide. As we inch close the SUV gets stuck in the mud and we spend some time getting the SUV out (thank goodness for four-wheel drive).

We decide to walk down to the beach from that spot. The beach is beautiful with palm trees hanging over the water. Our guide walks down with us, hangs out for a bit to chat and watch us swim. He then disappears down the beach. I have no idea where he could possibly be going because the beach is totally deserted and there doesn't appear to be an sort of civilization anywhere close.