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August 16, 2007

Pura Vida - Día Dos

I never adjusted to the time in Costa Rica and was up most days well before 5:30 am local time, which is when it started to get light outside. Most of my mornings were spent reading and going on solo walks on the beach armed with a camera, usually.

The beach was across the street, through a short wooded path from where we were staying. The beach here wasn't very good for swimming. In fact it was quite a dangerous place to get into the water due to the lava rocks that took up the shoreline. The pool at the villa was definitely the saving grace for our location. Without it we would have been some unhappy, overheated tourists. The picture above is looking north, towards Tamarindo. In the southern direction, across a small channel (which was dangerous to cross at higher tides), was a beach that reminded me of a beach you'd find in South Carolina.

Our second day was mostly spent lounging around the house, watching the WB (yes, they still have the WB) summer reruns with spanish subtitles, some sun at the beach, and bathing in the pool. We also set our plans for the rest of our time there.

We booked all of our excursions through a company called Hightide (pictured above). The booking process brought back memories of renting the car. It seemed to take forever. We were actually able to negotiate some discounts because we set up so many trips with them which made my wallet happy. The staff were all very nice and most of them knew us by the end of the week. I'll talk about the different things we did as the week progresses.

For dinner we went to a restaurant called Fish & Meat where we enjoyed some sushi mixed in with the heat of the outdoors. They had an 'all you can eat" $15 special which was way more than any one person could (or should) eat. Even though I am not really quite sure what I ate, I thought it was good.

By this point we realized that almost everything is outside in Costa Rica. The only exceptions were a couple stores and the banks. Now I know why the ticas are rumored to shower as many as five times a day.

The adventures begin tomorrow..

Posted by mhader at August 16, 2007 6:30 PM

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welcome back u r alive lol

Posted by: wes at August 17, 2007 4:48 PM

welcome back u r alive lol

Posted by: wes at August 17, 2007 4:48 PM


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mhader.com blog gallery jeep the list hrc shots links about	Michael's Weblog « Pura Vida - Día Uno \| Main \| Pura Vida - Día Tres » August 16, 2007 Pura Vida - Día Dos I never adjusted to the time in Costa Rica and was up most days well before 5:30 am local time, which is when it started to get light outside. Most of my mornings were spent reading and going on solo walks on the beach armed with a camera, usually. The beach was across the street, through a short wooded path from where we were staying. The beach here wasn't very good for swimming. In fact it was quite a dangerous place to get into the water due to the lava rocks that took up the shoreline. The pool at the villa was definitely the saving grace for our location. Without it we would have been some unhappy, overheated tourists. The picture above is looking north, towards Tamarindo. In the southern direction, across a small channel (which was dangerous to cross at higher tides), was a beach that reminded me of a beach you'd find in South Carolina. Our second day was mostly spent lounging around the house, watching the WB (yes, they still have the WB) summer reruns with spanish subtitles, some sun at the beach, and bathing in the pool. We also set our plans for the rest of our time there. We booked all of our excursions through a company called Hightide (pictured above). The booking process brought back memories of renting the car. It seemed to take forever. We were actually able to negotiate some discounts because we set up so many trips with them which made my wallet happy. The staff were all very nice and most of them knew us by the end of the week. I'll talk about the different things we did as the week progresses. For dinner we went to a restaurant called Fish & Meat where we enjoyed some sushi mixed in with the heat of the outdoors. They had an 'all you can eat" $15 special which was way more than any one person could (or should) eat. Even though I am not really quite sure what I ate, I thought it was good. By this point we realized that almost everything is outside in Costa Rica. The only exceptions were a couple stores and the banks. Now I know why the ticas are rumored to shower as many as five times a day. The adventures begin tomorrow.. Posted by mhader at August 16, 2007 6:30 PM Comments welcome back u r alive lol Posted by: wes at August 17, 2007 4:48 PM welcome back u r alive lol Posted by: wes at August 17, 2007 4:48 PM