A getaway to Los Roques

When my phone rang in the early hours of the morning a few days ago, and the screen showed an unknown number, my first instinct was to turn it off, who calls at 3 a.m.? But I answer and I couldn't believe it was @Galenkp himself saying, Hey you! you've won 1000 dollars to spend next weekend. Then he hung up without me even being able to answer.

I woke up and tried to wake up my husband, who looked at me with a "wtf is wrong with you" face and turned over. After making a cup of coffee, I got to look for an offer to a weekend in paradise.

Saturday morning, Los Roques here we come!

The last time I went to Los Roques was almost 25 years ago,

In the taxi to the airport, which cost us $35, the husband looks at me with disbelief. But when we board the little plane that in half an hour would take us to the archipelago of Los Roques, he smiled.

The plan I got, after a lot of searching to stay within budget, is all-inclusive. It cost $828 plus $10 (5/person) for the entrance fee to the national park.

We don't have to worry about food. We even have included lunch and drinks at the beach. All we have to do is relax, enjoy the white sandy beaches and turquoise waters, snorkel, and disconnect for a couple of days.

Saturday night, after dinner at the posada. We ventured to the beach of El Gran Roque, the larger island, to have a couple of mojitos at one of the beachfront bars. The bill was $25.

On Sunday afternoon, back at the airport, we take the taxi back home, again for $35.

Back home, our son has just returned from a weekend with his friends. I still have $67 in my wallet, so we are going out for dinner.

This was our quick getaway to Los Roques, thanks to Galen and his $1000 weekend posting contest!

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