OUR RETIRED ADVENTURE
qUEREMOS VIVIR AL SOL
KSha
Costa Rica is amazing! Beauty abounds.
Panama is "home" for now. Loving life!
South America is next! Columbia here we come.
Costa Rica is amazing! Beauty abounds.
Panama is "home" for now. Loving life!
South America is next! Columbia here we come.
The "top of the world" was a great 2 days! Quite a different climate than the coast as temps were in the high 60's to the 70's and a lot more humid. Beautiful, but not what the sun-seekers were looking for. Maybe the mountain didn't get a fair shake as we visited in the green season (rainy season for you gringos), but being in the clouds was pretty cool! The return trip down the mountain to the beach was just as "exciting" as the climb. The weather was much clearer going down which meant we could see all the way down the valleys as we rounded the tight curves--active driving all the way. Once we "got down", we traveled on Ruta Nacional 34, a 2-lane highway that was the first longer stretch of road that put me in "normal driving mode." Majority of the road was 80 kph speed limit, and dropped to 60 kph as small communities popped up here and there. Our destination was near Jaco, at Terraza del Pacifico, a beachfront hotel. As we past by Jaco we could see the roads into town were about a third of a mile from the shore. We had a short drive yet to our hotel; and as we came around an incline and a curve I saw ahead the beach and surf, which caused a little squeal of delight to come unbeckoned from my mouth. The view was breathtaking, but only lasted a few seconds. Luckily GG had us turning right in 400 meters...a right turn was toward the water we're driving along. The first thing that was apparent as we were checking in was the sound...crashing waves! Audible from the moment we got out of the car. We got to our room and looked out our patio door and we could feel the waves crashing on the beach--I mean it, you feel them as well as hear them. Our patio is 75' from the sand; if this hotel was any closer to the ocean, we'd be in the water! Oh, I believe I haven't mentioned yet that this beach is a black sand beach, and that the waves crash on the shore constantly. Swell is followed by another, and then another, and only infrequently is there a 10 second "pause" as they regroup and then keep coming. The 1st picture below is from our first night dinner table, and then first morning from room and patio. Walking on the beach here in the mornings is a lot more work than our previous places. Much shorter stretch of sand and more inclined. Several surges have come up and over the stone wall by the restaurant seating area. We enjoyed a few sunny days relaxing by the pool, acting like we were on vacation, and then were treated to a storm while having dinner. We wanted to have verification of our black sand beach in case it wasn't clear from the pictures...check out the feet pic. Also, didn't want anyone to think NGG retired or was off-duty--she hit the jackpot with Macaw sightings and the local band that we are seeing on a daily basis. We've done some exploring around the area and found some awesome local places where we've had some fabulous lunches--and some great companions to enjoy it with. We are having more fun than can be expressed...I will sign off for now as I watch the pelicans feeding in the crashing waves.
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7/18/2021 09:29:56 am
Again we were treated to a fabulous tour, activities, beautiful pictures ! We didnt spot the iguana at first. We thought we saw a bird first. The macaws are beautiful! What a video. The videos were all awesome. We thought we were at the ocean along with you. Those pelicans did a great job of divebombing! Love you!
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