La Estrella

Saturday was a long day, but Toby mentioned that the local was open on Saturday nights. I thought but went anyway at the urging of some of the locals.

It was not at all what I had expected. It is in the patio of, I think, a restaurant that moves everythign out of the way and brings out some speakers. The first thing that struck me was that the lights were all on, and it appeared to be more of a family event. A lot of people from the island were there. At first the music was mostly merengue and other typically Venezuelan types. As time passed it moved to more club style stuff.

I guess I have such a negative opinion on clubs that this was a refreshing surprise. Fernando pointed out that it really is the only thing to do on the island, and so it´s a big deal on Saturday nights. I think it goes down as another good cultural experience. Something that also surprises me here (though I don´t know quite why) is that while people here don´t have much, they still manage to dress fairly well on certain occasions. A lot of the kids that are often trying to bash each other in the head with rocks while rolling around in the sand fighting managed to clean up well and be civil for a little while, which was nice to see.