Costa Rica Day 7

We were supposed to take a boat to a nearby white sand beach. Unfortunately, it was too windy and the trip was cancelled. We ended up staying at the resort all day.

Since we had nothing to do, we sat at the swim-up bar and waited for them to open. I had like 3 halves of a drink (every time I'd start a drink, a bee would fall inside it and I'd have to get another one) and then I felt drunk. It wasn't even lunch yet! 

I ate a small lunch and then fell asleep by the pool (for four hours!).

By the time I woke up, I was super brown and it was almost time for dinner. At dinner, we said good by to our favorite server, Jimmy. 

After dinner, we relaxed in the hot tub for a couple hours. Then we went back to the room to pack up our stuff. We had to be strategic in our packing because we were very close to the 50lb limit. We went to be sometime after midnight. We had an amazing trip, but I was actually looking forward to coming home and sleeping in my own bed. 

Costa Rica Day 6

On Friday we rented a car and drove to see some of the beaches. Our resort is kind of out of the way and secluded so it was nice to get away. I'm glad we waited until the end of our trip to rent a car and venture off without a tour guide. 

The roads were easy to navigate because there no traffic or busy freeways. 

Our first stop was at a super market. It's always fun to see what every day life is like in Costa Rica. We picked up some snacks and Costa Rican beer. 

The first beach we stopped at was Tamarindo. I really wanted to come here because my co-worker recommended the banana creme pie at Noguis. The pie was definitely worth the drive! 

Next time I come to Costa Rica, I'll definitely spend the majority of my time in Tamarindo. The town was so laid back. When we first arrived, some guys sitting in a tree were like, "Do you guys need any weed?" 

Nope, I need banana creme pie! :P

The next beach we went to was Conchal Beach. We almost didn't stop here because we realized we would have to drive through some sand to get to the beach. I didn't think our little rental car could make it in the sand. We ended up chancing it and I'm so glad we did. This beach is beautiful. We spent over an hour walking along the beach looking at shells.

After that, we went to Flamingo Beach. Sharlene loves flamingos so we had to go just to say that we went.

After that, we went to Coco Beach for more shopping.

We got a little lost on the way home because the roads were so dark. We did eventually make it home in time to eat dinner and sit in the hot tub for a few hours before bed.