TO BEGIN:
Tamarindo:
Our group went to Tamarindo two weekends ago and it was a LONG bus ride. Besides the bus ride Tamarindo was very pretty, the beaches were great and the night life was awesome too. We stayed in "La Botella de Leche", which was a cute little hostel that had a crystal blue pool in the middle of all the rooms. Sounds relaxing right? It was, except... after relaxing in the pool I went to shower the chlorine off and noticed I was turning into the hulk, aka my hair was green, yikes! After a couple minutes of pouting I decided to embrace it, I was from then on just going to tell people I am a sirena (mermaid) when they ask me. Works right? Friday night we went to Crazy Monkey, it was a bar/club. It was very fun! On one side they had this dance floor with latin, merengue, and cumbia music and on the other side they had R&B pop music, so depending on what you were feeling you could float around. On Saturday we spent the whole day on the beach which was definitely fun. It was especially fun because my friends and I took surfing lessons, not only did we learn how to surf, but it was only $35 for 2 hours, which compared to the prices I saw, that was a bargain! At night we went to Aqua, which was this club on top of a Super Mercado, it was ladies night all night.. who could go wrong? The only thing we paid for all night was the entrance fee which was 2 mil, so a little bit less than $4. The only cons would be that it is a very touristy place, which then means expensive, at least compared to other places we have been. The bus ride was about six hours. The time goes by pretty fast but sitting on a bus is not my favorite thing to do, although it is an essential part of traveling, pero, Vale la pena! (it was worth it).
Manuel Antonio:
This past weekend we went to Manuel Antonio, which was only about 3.5 hours in the bus, which was a relief! Manuel Antonio is also touristy but not as much as Tamarindo. It was a little bit expensive compared to Puerto Viejo, but it wasn't too bad because there were other options. The first day we were there we trekked down this hill all the way to the bottom of this street, which took about 40 minutes, but it was sooo worth it. The beach was amazing! It was very private and the water was incredible. Just when I thought it could get better, we found out there were kayak rentals! WOOHOO! Lisandra and I rented a kayak and explored the ocean for a while! It was definitely something I have always wanted to do. The first night we tried going out to have a good night except for some odd reason all the bars were closed, word on the street was because there wasn't enough people in town. The next day we went to Manuel Antonio parque nacional! It was phenomenal! I saw monkeys, sloths, raccoons, iguana looking things, crabs and much much more! Not to mention the beaches there were incredible! I loved how soft the sand was, how fun the waves were and how beautiful the views were. After the park we went and grubbed out at a restaurant with an ocean view, which means we got to watch the sunset! It was beautiful! Saturday night we went to a disco club, except I am not sure why it was called a disco club, because there was no disco? Im not sure if that is just a name or what, but regardless it was fun! The next morning we woke up for our free pan y café, which one can never go wrong with comida gratis (free food). Then we checked out of our hotel and we were off to San Jose!
I love all the traveling we have been doing, it has truly made my Costa Rican experience unforgettable and it has only been 4 weeks.... crazy right?
This next weekend we are heading to Nicaragua, stay tuned for more!
Tamarindo:
Our group went to Tamarindo two weekends ago and it was a LONG bus ride. Besides the bus ride Tamarindo was very pretty, the beaches were great and the night life was awesome too. We stayed in "La Botella de Leche", which was a cute little hostel that had a crystal blue pool in the middle of all the rooms. Sounds relaxing right? It was, except... after relaxing in the pool I went to shower the chlorine off and noticed I was turning into the hulk, aka my hair was green, yikes! After a couple minutes of pouting I decided to embrace it, I was from then on just going to tell people I am a sirena (mermaid) when they ask me. Works right? Friday night we went to Crazy Monkey, it was a bar/club. It was very fun! On one side they had this dance floor with latin, merengue, and cumbia music and on the other side they had R&B pop music, so depending on what you were feeling you could float around. On Saturday we spent the whole day on the beach which was definitely fun. It was especially fun because my friends and I took surfing lessons, not only did we learn how to surf, but it was only $35 for 2 hours, which compared to the prices I saw, that was a bargain! At night we went to Aqua, which was this club on top of a Super Mercado, it was ladies night all night.. who could go wrong? The only thing we paid for all night was the entrance fee which was 2 mil, so a little bit less than $4. The only cons would be that it is a very touristy place, which then means expensive, at least compared to other places we have been. The bus ride was about six hours. The time goes by pretty fast but sitting on a bus is not my favorite thing to do, although it is an essential part of traveling, pero, Vale la pena! (it was worth it).
Manuel Antonio:
This past weekend we went to Manuel Antonio, which was only about 3.5 hours in the bus, which was a relief! Manuel Antonio is also touristy but not as much as Tamarindo. It was a little bit expensive compared to Puerto Viejo, but it wasn't too bad because there were other options. The first day we were there we trekked down this hill all the way to the bottom of this street, which took about 40 minutes, but it was sooo worth it. The beach was amazing! It was very private and the water was incredible. Just when I thought it could get better, we found out there were kayak rentals! WOOHOO! Lisandra and I rented a kayak and explored the ocean for a while! It was definitely something I have always wanted to do. The first night we tried going out to have a good night except for some odd reason all the bars were closed, word on the street was because there wasn't enough people in town. The next day we went to Manuel Antonio parque nacional! It was phenomenal! I saw monkeys, sloths, raccoons, iguana looking things, crabs and much much more! Not to mention the beaches there were incredible! I loved how soft the sand was, how fun the waves were and how beautiful the views were. After the park we went and grubbed out at a restaurant with an ocean view, which means we got to watch the sunset! It was beautiful! Saturday night we went to a disco club, except I am not sure why it was called a disco club, because there was no disco? Im not sure if that is just a name or what, but regardless it was fun! The next morning we woke up for our free pan y café, which one can never go wrong with comida gratis (free food). Then we checked out of our hotel and we were off to San Jose!
I love all the traveling we have been doing, it has truly made my Costa Rican experience unforgettable and it has only been 4 weeks.... crazy right?
This next weekend we are heading to Nicaragua, stay tuned for more!