Tamarindo Weekend!

This weekend we traveled to the fabulous beach town of Tamarindo! Unfortunately we arrived to the bus station 2 hours early and the person in front of me got the last ticket and there was only standing room available. From San Jose to Tamarindo is a 6 hour trip and spending that time standing was not going to happen. So we met a friendly middle-aged American named Robert and we all decided our best mode of transportation was to take a cab. After bargaining the price of a cab down we finally hit the road. Thinking that we would make good time at least an hour or more before the bus would have, we thought wrong. Our cab driver took the long way, got a flat tire, we had to back-track, Robert started his party early and a had a few too many beers, we got stuck in construction and finally made it to Tamarindo 7 and a half hours later. So what do you do in this situation? Honestly, we had to just take a step back from the situation and just laugh.

The small beach town of Tamarindo is very Americanized and we stayed at the hotel called La Palapa which was really nice! Each room was loft style and we had our own private terrace right on the beach, cant complain. On Friday night we went to dinner which was right on the beach and watched the sun set, it was so pretty! After dinner we headed back to our room to get ready for the night at "The Monkey Bar". This bar was really fun, had great music and everyone was really friendly. I saw someone pass by me in an ASU shirt and I couldn't help but say "GO WILDCATS!" After talking to my new sundevil friend, we realized how small this world is. He knew a ton of kids I went to school with and he is here with 15 ASU kids studying this summer in Escazu. On Saturday we woke up and went to breakfast and then headed to the beach. The beach was packed with people and we enjoyed the sand between our toes. In the afternoon it started to rain a little bit so Hannah and I got massages on the beach for 15 dollars!! It was paradise, the waves crashing and the rain coming down. What did you do this weekend? :)

 Saturday night we went out to dinner at our hotel for Hannah's 21st birthday and then got ready for the night! We went to this bar called "Aqua" where we ran into everyone we met at the beach and the night before. Tamarindo is a small town so we saw all of the same people and went out with them. Our last day came so fast, on Sunday we woke up and went to the beach for a little bit, had lunch, watched the beginning of the World Cup game and headed to the bus station. After a 6 hour trip we finally arrived in San Jose and got ready for another week of work.