Best Western Camino a Tamarindo Resort

... to take some time..and by time, I mean a couple of days, and we were anxious to get prepared for that. So Tamarindo turned out to be a good decision on our behalf, however I will say that I would not want to be there in high-season. I can only imagine how crowded the place gets, but low season was perfect for us. I give it a two thumbs up! <br><br>enjoy the photos, that´s the most I´ve loaded yet! <br><br>XOXOX<br>j<br><br>ps- no time to read over this entry, so I hope it all makes sense!

... byes and go to bed. We made every minute of the last night there count.<br>Quotes of the day-<br>"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." -- James Michener<br>"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller<br>"To awaken alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world." &#8212;Freya Stark <br><br>Words of the Day-<br>Whiffled <br>To get pounded by whitewater ...

... and not having anyone here, i kept looking for Anna and Maya, Sean, Jill and John, Jenn and the Bens. <br>Paul....dude you are missing out man, the weather is amazing and killer waves you would be ripping. We are going back out at high tide, he told us to go out early ..supposed to be pretty big. Can't wait, I am Frothing for waves..can't get enough, Im so going to do a few snaps!! THough I did do a turn and rode a wave left versus ...

... Flash and Johann the instructors came out tonite sas well..lol..they got bombed with us..they are so hilarious...on the van trip over to the restaurant, we had to make 2 trips on our 2nd trip Ben the Bullrider aka johnny knoxville and Johann had to sit in the back of the van with the hatch door open..lol...on costa rica roads....insane. We all had a good time....there is more to tell but im too tired to explain it ...

I LEARNED A GOOD LESSON TODAY. MAKE SURE YOUR GUIDEBOOK IS UP TO DATE. MINE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND IT IS GROSSLY WRONG. THE PLACE I AM NOW IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SMALL BEACH TOWN WITH TURTLES AND GOOD SNORKELLING. INSTEAD ITS LIKE BEING IN DAYTONA BEACH ...

... pics downloaded as I don't have that many. So, mission accomplished. With all this travelling, I haven't eaten so after a nice shower, I get some food and am in bed by 9!! I wake up in what I think is the middle of the night because people are really noisy in the common area of the hostel. I get really annoyed. The jetlag is killing me and I can't get proper sleep. I decide to go talk to them and look at the clock... it's 9.45!!!! haha! I was convinced it was ...

... around it ahead. We jump in line and Kay goes to do a head count. "This line only has 50 people and is shorter than the other so we should be good here". Great. Unfortunatley both lines go to the same office. Over an hour later we are through immigration. It has taken 2 hours and we are now in line for the bus. Seems like we have been in line all day. I feel like I am at the DMV! We get on the 12:15 bus to Liberia and head into Costa Rica. At Liberia we have to get another ...

... to help the turtle create a perfect hole without the walls coming it. It is a pretty small space and the walls incredibly hold up. The next group watch for a bit and then we go back and actually see her laying eggs directly into the whole. Another humbling and incredible experience. It almost brought me to tears again at the wonders of nature. Another volunteer was measuring the turtle which was 130cm or 4ft big and running it under the bar ...

... for some reason they had to sit at this one - and it did not even have an ocean view! As the family kept trying to move the iguana it was apparent the iguana was getting more agitated with them. He refused to move one step and kept looking at them as if to say "get away from my table - I was here first." It was that point when Rachel and I started giving a voice with what we thought he would say to the family. "Psst...Hey lady - I'll eat your child ...

... through Central America and into South America. We headed for the beach, where the clear sky revealed more stars than I'd ever seen before. The Milky Way was spectacular, a creamy splash of stars spread across the sky, and I pondered our small place in the galaxy before heading back. The next day was appropriately sedate for the beachy environment, and we spent the day enjoying seafood and beer on the beach. At sunset, we cruised down a nearly deserted stretch ...