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Trip Start Nov 25, 2006
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Trip End Feb 17, 2007


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Monday, February 5, 2007

I am writting this whilst taking a break from the sun lounger by the pool in Costa Rica. It is so hot here, in the 30s so hiding in the shade and pool most days. Tough life! Think my last entry was from Granada, after that I headed down to the Lake Nicaragua and out to a volcanic island called Ometepe. It was ok there although the food was average at best and we were a little stuck in the middle of nowhere with no other option but the hotel restaurant! 2 nights was plenty there. I also spent a nice morning horseriding although it almost turned into just an hour along the beach when the guide was like ok we are finished, now we walk back!? With some persuading in Spanish and of course the promise of more money the guide seemed happy to take us back on the horses, with a nice scenic detour to enjoy views of the Lake and volcanoes (yes more volcanoes!).
Leaving Nicaragua and crossing the border was a long drawn out process, lots of queueing and pay 1dollar here 2 dollars there, fill in this form, change your money with this random man, join another queue and fill in these forms we got through. 3hours later we got the midday bus instead of the planned 9.30am bus. O well, its not like I needed to be anywhere! The bus journey was incredibly hot, crowded and sweaty, taking 6.5hours to reach San Jose, the capital, where I met my parents. On Saturday we then drove back up the same central highway (about the only tarmaced road in Costa Rica) and headed off to the beach town. Since arriving here we have done variations of nothing! Lots of sunbathing, reading books, swimming and eating. Heavenly, particularly in February!  Tried going surfing but the waves weren't great so will prob try again further down the coast, more oppotunities to pose with a board! The plus side of all the American tourists here and their real estate is.....huge American portions! Yummy, but not good when you want to wear a bikini.  Right, back to the sun, building up an appetite before the next big feed!
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