Esencia Hotel Mal Pais

... for Playa Santa Teresa right next to Mal Pais.<br>The road was good for a lot of the way and then at about 10pm we hit the ****** dirt road.<br>After stopping several times to ask for directions we arrived at a river at about midnight and the road just appeared to stop right there, there was a house about 1km back though so we went and asked them and they said that we where on the road we just had to drive through the river.<br>we headed back and looked around ...

... The waves were pretty big, and there were lots of surfers out riding the waves. Brad the owner saw us on the beach and told us the waves were so big because there was a big swell coming in and the waves would be big for the next few days. <br><br>The water was so nice and warm. We all had a great time playing in the water. We saw a group of people headed for surfing lessons while we were out. After we had been on the beach about an hour, a stray ...

... is $75 per night and you can use all of the facilities at the beach if you're willing to walk a bit...we took full advantage! Their pool was beautiful with a faux rock waterfall and just the right combo of sun and shady palms. The grounds are lushly planted and we home to howler and capuchin monkeys. We easily fell into a routine ...

The coast of the Nicoya Penninsula has some incredible beaches, but the one that gets the most press is the Playa Grande (Big Beach). Additionally, there's a waterfall past the beach that flows directly into the ocean instead of a river. So, despite a local map saying it was a 2 hour walk to the cascade, we set out for it. After about an hour's walk, we got to the end of Playa Grande and still didn't see a ...

... was running the place held onto it for me. So as I was leaving, I hear some snickering. So I decided to turn on my camera as I was leaving and to find that they had went picture taking crazy. haha. It was quite funny actually. So today, we bumped into her today at the beach and we laughed about it. We figured we'd see if we bumped into each other again tonight and probably have a few drinks. She's american and have been down in Costa Rica for the ...

... to pull in!! The guys put a waist belt on me to help keep the rod still but you're still slipping and sliding around the boat trying to pull the fish in. Then it gets close to the boat and the guys stick it with this giant hook and yank it in the boat. Blood is dripping everywhere, the fish gets chucked in the cooler where it manages to slap around for the better part of 10 minutes.. I have no idea how...So this was all really f-ing cool ...

... the morning...... classic. We ate at a place called the Burger Ranch. We had a local grilled fish, salad and potato all presented in a glamorous fashion with the little extras like olives and sundried tomatoes. Turns out the owner is a really good chef. The chef brought us out some unknown alcoholic shot to finish our meals with. Great meal and good value at about US7 a meal. We returned to a party in the hostel (Friday Nite) but crashed out straight away.

... and pastarestaurants. But still a very nice atmosphere. We found a place with homemade pasta and had a nice focachia as well. Next morning i could not wait for Maria to get up (as always, right now its the same, my time is more 6am her more 9am) and explored the beach. I watched people catching fish went a couple of kilometres to the east side. Acually I was quite impressed. The beaches might not as white as in on the Yucatan Peninsula of ...

... church I found in the town down the road, I found it mid day on Sunday and went Sunday night. It was really nice and because I have been to church so much I could make out the message a bit. After church I went to my first Tai restaurant, with money I really didn't have to spend, I also bought some crackers and tuna and a giant bottle of water for the bus I had to take at 4:20 AM the next morning. I had 13 $ and knew if I didn't buy anything I would ...

... has went on since my last post. Now I understand why pepole never leave here. The laid back, no rush way of life in this town just sucks you right in...it's contagious. Mike said that here we have caught a sleeping bug. It seems that all anyone does is just chills and takes naps, and after a few days thats what we started doing too. I'm glad we came here though, it allowed us to save a little cash for the final two weeks of the trip ...