OK as promised, here's a quick run-down of my 3.5 day itinerary.

Day 1
Arrived at the Socotra airport late morning. My guide was already there and after getting my passport and visa taken care of, we headed toward town.

The first thing you'll notice is the strikingly blue water. It was this way across the entire island.

There are only a small handful of paved roads on the entire island - this one runs along the entire north coast.



There is a spectacular, almost Lord of the Rings-like set of mountains along the way to the main town of Hadibo.



We stop briefly in Hadibo for lunch and a few supplies. Hadibo is an absolute craphole of a town. Spend as little time here as possible.



This is your typical Socotri lunch and dinner - rice with a bit of fish.



After lunch, they took me up to a spring in an area called Ayhaft to freshen up. They didn't mention the spring had been dammed up and had hoses running to the local village, so it certainly didn't have much eye appeal. It's a pretty rough road to get up to it, and also requires a 30 minute hike on very rocky terrain. Skip this if they offer you a chance to see it - there are much better things to see.



After hanging out for an hour at the spring we made the trek back to the car and headed to the coast to an area called Deleisha. It has a semi-nice beach (with the previously mentioned trash), and is unique because there is a giant sand dune hanging out in the middle of a mountain nearby.

The waters were pretty turbulent when I arrived so I chose not to hop in.





We hung out here for an hour or so, then worked our way back to the Eco Tour camp where I stayed the night. I forgot to take pictures of that, but you have a little hut with a mattress and mosquito net. It was plenty adequate.