Day 5.5 Out in the Jungle

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  Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Thursday, August 28, 2008

Tonight was a weird night, the "paradise" we have built up had some rocky times..lol, especially to Raf...We decided to go to Dragonfly and would walk and not take a taxi, there was like 20 of us..well the sky eventually opened up and we were trapped under some really piss poor umbrellas..we finally got some taxis to come by and pick us up...which freaking weird as everytime I have walked down that same street I would get asked "Taxi?" like freaking 50 times...just like in NYC..if its raining you can't get a cab. Well we got to Dragonfly, which was a super nice restaurant, kind of asian fusion...very nice, food was excellent, presentation, drinks, it was what I like to say...it had ambience...ha...but we all had a great meal. Paid the bill and everyone pretty much left Raf, June, Christina, Candace and me behind...so we walked down to the main street..Raf is cursing everyone's name threatening to take everyone off his facebook friend list...and he was serious...I was crying laughing...we started walking left away from the main street that runs thru town, and met 2 women who asked us where we were going and why were were going in that direction, mind you we have no idea where anyone went, the said they were going to a salsa club...well the girls possibly prostitutes, pointed us in the right direction stating where were heading was very dangerous! lol Raf is livid...we finally get back to main street and meet everyone, Raf is calling everyone a Judas...we end up going to the bar call Pacifico...which was packed and loud...we decide to just go buy beer and take it back to the hotel and drink in the penthouse room...we all chip in money, June, Christina and Candace decide to stay at bar since its their last day in town, Raf, Me and Rafa who is local shows us where to buy beer as all the markets were closed...so we head literally into the jungle pitch black people were popping out now and then asking if we wanted chronic etc...we totally did what every travel book tells you not too...finally we make it to this bar in the middle of nowhere, its freaking humid as balls...they have the beer price on a sign but would not give us that price..lol..they charged us like 200 colones more than the price on the sign Raf tried to argue with them...no luck...so we ended up buying like 36 cans of Imperial..then walk back a different way..im carrying a 12 pack in each hand..walking in the pitch black jungle, Rafa is leading the way, we come to what looks like to be a big hole in the ground Rafa wants to continue, Raf refuses to move forward, Rafa asking Raf to trust him...Raf will not budge saying we should go back the way we came...Rafa pulls out his cell phone and it has a flashiight on it..he shows Raf that is ok, he finally agrees..we continue..mind you I surfed all morning and got pretty beat up..my shoulders and back are killing me..im carrying all this beer..and laughing, finally we get back to the town and Rafa wants to take the beach cuz it is faster, Raf refuses saying he doesn't want to get stabbed or deal with crazy people..so we take the street...get back to the hotel and no one is around...Raf loses it again...finally people start showing up..and we go in and start having some drinks...Raf tells me that its all turning out to be like the ending from the movie "The Beach"...so who knows what the rest of the week entails.? Finally got back to room, I totally talked Candace's ear off about philosphy, religion and politics...its like 2am and I have to get up and surf at 9am...and the waves are supposed to be bigger than today..like 5-7 feet!! My body is already bruised, scraped and sore and its only Wed..but Im loving it!
I will post some pics from tonight...later tomorrow
hasta luego

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