Mario Mario
Important things to remember.
If you never have been in hot weather before you must learn how to take care of yourself.
If you feel hot take a lot of cold showers to cool down your body. Do not stay in the sun for very long. Always sit in the shade. Be very careful with your feet and shoes. You will see everybody walk around in sandals or bare feet. Just because the local people do it does not mean you can. You must bring sandals that you have broken in. Do not use a new pair. It is very easy to get soar feet especially walking on the beach. Bring tennis shoes or other leather shoes to walk around in. Cover your feet well because they can get soar very easily.
At night it is better to wear long pants and not shorts to protect your legs from mosquitos. Bring sun tan lotion and mosquito repellant. It gets very hot from about 2:00 in the afternoon to 5:00 o'clock. So be careful doing this time of day. Do not do any heavy work. If your body over heats do not take a shower; you wait for it to cool down by itself. This will bring on a cold if you over heat your body.
Be careful about the water when you brush your teeth. Use bottled water and not the water from the sink
Also, bring a hat or buy a hat to keep the sun off your head and face. Bring some medicine for your stomach in case you have trouble with the food. There are several stores in the village if you need anything. In the next town, Plan, there is a doctor's office about 10 minutes away. A dentist is about 20 minutes away at the end of the bus line.
Once you get use to taking care of yourself you can live very comfortable there.
Do not drink beer and drink a coconut drink within the same hour. It will do wonders for you if you do!!!!
The ocean is a dangerous place. Swim in one of the many swimming pools there or in the lagoon. Or go to the ocean with a local person to help you with the current conditions for that day. They know if the water is dangerous or not.
It is best if you rent a car for transportion. It will save you time and give you privacy.