Many people go to Costa Rica to check out the volcanoes. Unfortunately, we only "passed" Arenal on the way from Monteverde to the Guanacaste coast. But, that simply means we'll have to go back soon.
When we arrived to Playa Brasilitos Wednesday afternoon, it was much warmer than Monteverde. We stayed within walking distance to Playa Conchal (shell beach.) The "sand" consisted of crushed shells. The water was clear. That night there was a large thunder and lightning storm.
The first night, we all stayed at Hotel Brasilitos. Wade and I had a room on the second level with a large deck for watching the ocean. Erika and Stephanie didn't like their room as much, so they moved to Hotel Nany, figuring we could enjoy the pool there too. We spent Thursday afternoon on the beach, enjoying the sun. As we returned later in the afternoon, the tide had risen very high and we were forced to wade through some parts until we could get to the road. The locals Wade talked to said it was very unusual, and there was a storm in the Pacific causing it. Wade got very brave and headed for the bar each night by himself. He tried Ceviche and enjoyed hanging out. I kept falling asleep because of the sun set so early, and then it was pitch black!
Friday was cloudy and it rained in the morning, so Wade and I decided to head to Erika and Stephanie's pool. Wade, Erika and I swam all afternoon. (The swim-up bar kept us rather content too.) It reminded me of summers in Gilbert, AZ when we lived in the pool, and as Erika put it, drank gallons of chlorine water.
Wade, Stephanie, and I had dinner together that evening. Unfortunately, Wade's cool lobster wasn't very tasty :(Saturday morning Wade and I went for a lovely "walk along the beach" that turned into a death march because we had no water and little sunscreen. Stephanie and Erika went shopping, and then we piled onto the public bus for a 6 hour trip back to San Jose.
We were soooooooooooooo happy to see Douglas at Hotel Vesuvio again. It had seemed like ages since we had left on Sunday.
Wade got up at 3:30 Sunday morning to catch his flight home. We were sad to let him go....
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