Everything Nice
Everything Nice
When I look into eyes
Look into eyes
I sang it throughout my stay in Costa Rica because I couldn't think of a better way to describe such a wonderful vacation in such a wonderful place.
Every morning we woke up to the crippling decision of what to do that day. Enjoy a breakfast of fresh fruits, rice and beans? Swim in the ocean? Or the luxury pool with a swim-up bar? Collect shells along the beach? Read a book in the shade? Say hello to sea urchins nestled in a rock?
Our saving grace was that we got to do just about all of these every day. I will be scheduling more beach vacations into my life from now on.
On top of our strenuous agenda of relaxing, we scheduled one big adventure for each day. These were my top 3 adventures for the week.
1. Surf Lessons
On the beach, we met a fellow named Chino who offers surf lessons. Why "Chino?" Because he has small eyes, see?
"Oh," I said. "Soy china." And we moved onto surf lessons.
I wasn't so great at surfing, but I managed to stand up enough times to impress Chino. He let me practice my bad Spanish with him, bought me fresh coconuts, and offered me another lesson the next day. I accepted. I drew the line when he tried to exchange my wipe outs for kisses. But, he has promised me free lessons the next time I return to Playa Tamarindo. So perhaps Chino and I will meet again.
2. Zip Lining
Outside of Tamarindo, Pura Aventura offers well, pure adventures for the fun-seeking traveler.
Tip: Book your zip line adventure at 8:30 am on Sunday so you are the only people in the group.
Our guides, Byron and Ricky Martin, were great and congenial. Every time they received us at the end of the line, they'd say, "Pura vida," and you'd think, "Why, this is pura vida." Walking between lines, Ricky Martin caught a lizard with his bare hands for us. I didn't actually want to touch it, but I was pretty thrilled when I did.
They helped us through all 11 lines, and they let us go upside down on a few. That was thrilling! Seeing how excited I was, they told me I could come back and work for them because they could use a lady guide. I said OK.
3. Blue River Waterfall
We took a half-day excursion for a hike that would end with a swim in the blue river waterfall. It was a little rainy, but it was actually rather pleasant and they don't call it the "rainforest" for no good reason.
The hike was nice, but the real gem was that waterfall. It was so beautiful, blue and refreshing - I could have stayed there all day if my fingers hadn't gone numb (whether it was from the excitement or the cold, I'll never know).
We swam in the waterfall/infinity pool, jumped off rocks, and took lots of pictures of us squealing with delight. This is my favorite picture of the whole trip.
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