Villa Belmar Playa Hermosa

Hi it´s been a long time since I last wrote, sorry! I have been quite busy with school and doing my overseas assignments. Ah... where to begin...let´s see since I last wrote I can think of a few things that I have been doing. Regarding my travels I went to Volcan Poas with my familia, Playa Hermosa, Sarchi, and San Jose. All of the previously mentioned places were beautiful in their own way. Additionally, I have been spending time with my family and ...

... health issue was raised yesterday as I was informed by my LP guide, that there's a lot of Malaria in this area. I hadn't thought of that, since this was a last minute trip. I expected having to go to a doctor and get a prescription, but as I checked with the pharmacy first, I got the antimalaria pills over the counter!!! (They gave me the wrong instructions for use though, I got the right one from a friend back home who's a pharmacist.) So I'll hopefully be ...

... the appearance of a strip mall. There was a lot of new construction going on, and every gringo I met who was staying was either a realtor or in construction. Talk tended toward what property was worth and how much their property would increase in value over the next few years. The newest building are tall and loom over older construction. Nightlife is active and revolves around young men and women going out ...

... on with a wrench. The next morning Becca headed to sunbathe while I rented a boogie board and caught some waves while the surfers embarassed me. It was just a short stay but it was a nice way to break up the bus ride down to Manuel Antonio. Becca- hi all. i´m super tired so can´t write much but just wanted to contribute my piece. my tan ...

... two days of our stay with Bryan, a Floridian surfer down for a week. Bryan also bought a video camera and a head cleaner. Woohoo. Mandy videoed both surfs and to thank Bryan we made up a little video of our waves we shared together. We were both pretty stoked. Our time in Costa Rica has flown by and we rank it as one of our favourite countries. Great food, friends, waves and wildlife. We hope to return again someday soon. Now for a slight change of pace, we're off to Las Vegas, Nevada USA....

... to do and thoroughly enjoyed! I had a great time there and be assured that I will return some day! It was fun making my "office" be the beach so to speak! Also, I'd like to say thanks to Rupi and Dani from Germany and Canada respectively, they are awesome people and a truly inspiring couple that is living life to nature's rhythm. We shared a lot of time together on the beach and on the water and I hope our paths cross again very soon!

... O´Mahony November birthday, as if the month wasn´t expensive enough anyway, cheers Maur!! There are times like that when it´s a little strange to be on the road and completely dependent on one person for your entire social interaction. Dave & I are both suffering a little traveller´s fatigue so that day was a little strange to be so far away from my family. I guess the creation of a new life ...

... monkey in the tree next door, she tactfully noted that after a shower, we might like to come back to the hotel for supper. Nodding weakly, we flopped back on the beds. In my case, I immediately sat up again, as my bed turned out to be a board with an inch and a half of foam on top. (Since they'd also supplied an enormous body pillow, this actually turned out alright, as I was able to balance myself on the pillow to sleep.) We got ready, went outside to go to supper, realized ...

... about. The people here are amazing of course - meeting new people all the time. Attempting surfing - wouldn't say I'm a surfer chick yet (YET) - but I'm getting there. Able to stand, as long as the boards not a 6.0 (ouch! bad experience!). Have some instructor friends taking me to Jaco to learn... Waves are a little large in Hermosa for me... Spending Christmas in the tropics ...

Playa Hermosa means 'beautiful beach' and is a quiet place to stay with friendly people jamming to Bob Marley. The fruit markets are colorful and tasty. We preferred staying here rather than in Jaco. It was quieter and friendlier. We had an amazing room looking over the beach. It was a wonderful place to relax!