Hotel Samara Pacific Lodge
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Day Eight
... nightfall. We walked to a "restaurant" which was a good distance away that was recommended to us by some locals. It consisted of maybe four tables outside on a gravel area and inside was a few more tables and a bar. The owner and his family live right here and the bedroom is literally off to the side of the bar. Here the people live very, very simply with not much in the way of extras. Actually, it can be a very good life – their priority is family ...
Weekend at the beach!
... some damage. Luckily our third try worked out for us. We found a cheap place to stay. We went straight to the beach and had dinner on the beach. The next morning we were awakened bright and early with an aftershock of the big earthquake. Luckily it was a quick one. We then got up to a bright and sunny day and headed to the beach, about a 3 minute walk from our hotel. We set up our camp for the day. I started in the sun and after about 30 minutes of sitting there uncomfortably moved ...
I am now in LOVE with surfing!
... to see though!
We are almost there.... and wait, uh, yep now it is raining. You couldn't have waited 10 more minutes till we got to our hostel and carried our stuff inside? You meanie head rain gods. Well, at least you waited till we got close cause some of those gravel roads were pretty steep inclines and that could have been disastrous.
Expenses:
hostel- $19pp
surf school- $30pp
beer- free, thanks boys!
gas- $60ish
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Costa...Rica too! “PURA VIDA!”
No país mais seguro da américa central (excepto se estivermos na costa do caribé), no país com maior diversidade de fauna e flora, no país que se esquece, frequentemente, de qual o nome da sua moeda local, podemos:
Acordar na praia com o mais fantástico nascer do sol;
testemunhar a curiosidade temporária das iguanas que gostam de tostar ao sol...não é por isso que ficam morenas ...
Amberjacks in Gulf of Nicoya
... cooked dinner he told us about his time cooking as a chef aboard a cruise ship. He enjoys cooking, but hated the headache of management. He was whipping us up swordfish steaks in a cream sauce, using fish he had caught a couple days previously. Clarisa made drinks and rice and was the center of much of the conversation. Her accent is very clean and easy to understand and she is very patient and good-humored about ...
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- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Free parking
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