Ft'S Tamarindo Cabinas

... and also one of the most endangered species. So we couldnīt pass our opportunity to see something that may not even be there for our children to see.

The first downside to this tour was the start time. The start time changes every day, depending on the tides, and when they think the turtles might come out. Our designated start time was 11:45. PM. Ikes! Whatīs worse, they were a little over a half hour late picking us up, so by the time we got ...

... and blamo..Im toast, yard sale, Im in the wash...physically getting thrown about like a rag doll...very reminicent of Sandy Beach in Hawaii, but not as bad, but I get pushed back into shore, short of breath, a little scared, and sand and little pebbles are all through my boardies and its not a calm little beach break that I can just go out and rinse myself...its nasty, I already felt its wrath when I first went out, I just sat there on the beach breathing heavy and was watching ...

... to catch some small waves, I caught one and had enough, its too much paddling on that tank that I ride. So I just came in and took a shower and came down for breakfast.
Let me just say when you get up at 6am like yesterday and once your done surfing, the day goes quite slow, I actually took a nap for a bit and then had lunch etc, watch other people surf and just talk with everyone that works here.
We had dinner last night, drinking ...

Life in Tamarindo isn't so bad lots of consistent surf, great weather, the tipco food is delicious but i think most of the gringo food they make here is pretty gross. I've been kicking it with the 3 cats i meet in the water and have decided to ...

... named Felix start talking to me as we were waiting for some waves. He said he still reacts when he touches a jellyfish as well. He also said I looked comfortable on the board, not wobbling around. :) It is amazing what just a lil practice can do!! And maybe my luck (no actual stings) will continue tonight and Felix will be at reggae night. ;)

... and where advised it is not possible so we are also changing our ideas a bit and working out where to go next. 23rd - Just a short walk along the beach and then back via the town to see it all. It is quite a nice town although very much tourist orientated. The only real problem was the lack of paved roads, to get around you are walking through a couple of inches of mud. The town also tends to operate from dark to 3AM so is a bit noisy.

... in Jaco got the four story height limit deleted from the zoning codes, and they are now building tall condominiums and hotel developments. The town itself has a bad reputation, with overpriced hotels and restaurants. The in town bars are sleazy, but the hotel bars are safe enough. I especially enjoyed Carlitaīs Bar and Hotel, it is on the internet if you want to see some pictures. It is definitely a gringo ...

Tonite is our 5th nite in Playas del Coco, so called because of the cocoa coloured sand......makes the beach look bit dirty tho. Lucked out on great accommodation, La Puerta del Sol, via Dive school, and got a huge studio flat type room and back to all the luxuries we are used to, all for $60 a nite!! Done our Advanced Scuba Course over 3 days and did 6 dives. Unfortunately the water is unseasonably cold, 10 ...

... the booms and crashes subsided. We had to wait a fair while before a boat came to pick us up in the pouring rain, but at least there was no more signs of the lightning, or of crocodiles. We had Subway for dinner, but Sam was pretty miffed when we got duped by a 'read the fine print' deal and ended up paying far more than we thought we would - damn it!! Happy with our first stop on the last leg of our Central American adventure, we await the rest of our travels here with eager anticipation!

... a paved road. In Liberia we quest for food and bank (The bank last night didn't like Wende's card) then back to the terminal to wait for yet another bus to Tamarindo. After traveling all day we stop and Internet for 30 min then leave to find a boat taxi which will take us from Tamarindo to Playa Grande, our destination for the evening. The ride is just over a small channel. Our driver ...