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August 19, 2007
Pura Vida - Día Cinco
On the menu for today was breakfast at Grinds, located at another restaurant called Kahiki's. It is apparently where the locals go for breakfast..not that I noticed too many choices. It was typical breakfast food..and it was good.
Today's activity was surfing...the reason many people go to Costa Rica. Not having much experience (maybe 30 minutes about 17 years ago) I took a lesson. We learned the basics in about ten minutes before getting into the water. We then spent nearly two hours surfing. I was able to stand up on the second or third wave I caught..and many more afterwards. Unfortunately the waves were breaking fairly close to the shore so you couldn't ride for too long..and when you went down, you were likely hitting the ground. The teacher was relentless. It was probably the best workout I've had in ages. As soon as you'd get back out to where the waves were breaking, he'd have you turn around and catch the next wave. At the end of the lesson I was glad that he had pushed us that hard because we got some good practice. During the lesson, however, I would have really liked to have been able to breathe. My arms weren't too happy at the end of the two hours either..
Dinner was pizza at Pizzeria Las Baulas, next to Dragon Fly. Again, nothing out of the ordinary (well nothing like Papa Johns and Pizza Hut)..thin crust pizza with some odd topping choices.
Posted by mhader at August 19, 2007 6:30 PM
Comments
Dia seis? Por favor?
Posted by: Mary at August 29, 2007 9:34 AM
I'll try to get día's seis/siete/ocho up next Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (I'd like for them to be on the same day as the trip). I've been a bit busy the last couple weeks, which I'll talk about after I finish the trip blog.
Posted by: michael at August 29, 2007 7:58 PM