This past week flew by- so I am finally getting around to writing about last weekend- oops!
We left on Friday afternoon after clinic (all 9 of us students) and headed for Playa Hermosa, a 3-4 hour drive! We headed over several mountain passes with windy narrow roads and steep cliffs below- kind of like some of the mountain roads in Oregon!
We stayed at a beautiful hotel right on the beach, and our room had a great view:
Under the palm trees, we had a swimming pool and some lawn chairs on the sand
It was so nice to be at the beach for the weekend- it was probably in the 80's during the day, and the ocean water was remarkably warm.
We spent Saturday morning on the beach in Jaco, a town 10 minutes north of Playa Hermosa with a great beach for swimming and sun bathing, and a lot of restaurants and ice cream shops to choose from!
Jaco
The waves at Playa Hermosa were huge- around 13 feet- and it was fun to watch the surfers there (but too dangerous to swim much!)
On the way back, we stopped at this bridge that is known for always having crocodiles under it (partly because they lower live chickens down once or twice a day . . . )
We missed the feeding time, but it was still incredible to see so many crocodiles, so close to us!
So- part of the reason we decided to spend the weekend at Playa Hermosa is that there is a once-a-year national festival at Palmares that was ending on Sunday. Playa Hermosa is one of the closest beaches to San Jose (that is worth going to, anyways), so we thought we could spend the weekend at the beach and head back a little early on Sunday to see Palmares as well. We had heard mixed reviews about Palmares- that there were artisans from all over, that there were bull fights, concerts, lots of drinking. Some people highly recommended it, others couldn't understand why we wanted to go.
When we got there, all we could see were streets crammed full of people, lots of food vendors and lots of people who were clearly having a good time . . .
I guess now we can say we have been to Palmares :)
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I just checked out your blog for the first time -- it sounds like you guys are having an amazing time. It was also weird to see your lovely beach pictures on my computer screen, which is in front of my window featuring a Chicago blizzard. I'm very jealous and wish I was on Playa Hermosa right now!! If you guys have time (and like whitewater rafting) you should go to Turrialba, which is about an hour east of San Jose. It's one of the most amazing things I've ever done. Cuidense!
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