I have been in Costa Rica for a couple of days now. The place is Tamarindo which is a beach resort, its a bit pricy and touristy but we like it all the same. My last 2 nights in Nicaragua were spent in Isla Ometepe which is an island with 2 enourmous volcanos in the centre. We stayed in 2 different villages on the island, the first was Santa Domingo which is tiny and renowned for its great beach, sadly the tide was in and there wasnt a beach. All the same we had a nice fish dinner and I taught Caroline how to play chess which she then beat me at. After an uncomfortabe nights sleep in a creaky double bed we saw a small collection of ruins and went for a swim in a supposed healing pool afterwards. I thought if I dipped my credit card in it would come out with more money on it but apparantly it doesnt work that way.
As we chose not to do the 12 hour volcano climb and the beaches were all out of action we didnt really experience much of Ometepe which was a shame, the boat ride over from San Jorge was pretty cool though. The second night we spent in Altagracia whic is a larger town and I had more of the staple Central American food which is pretty much Chicken, refried beans, rice, eggs and salad and if based on food alone I could happily live here, its excellent food.
The next day was another early start as we had to catch the bus to where the ferry left, then catch the boat again, a taxi to the chaotic Costa Rican border, 2 more buses one of which we had to get off so Caroline could use the toilet, another 2 buses and a mile stomp in the dark and we arrived at our hostel very tired. The hostel is very cool, it is a dorm room with a kitchen, balcony, tv and proper air conditioning, I could get used to this! our days here have been spent on the bach and god forbid I am actually getting a tan at last. We will probably leave here tomorrow but plan to stay in Costa Rica untill Caroline flys home on the 31st. After that I will be off to Panama for another chapter of the trip. I wont mention the weather again.. (its bloody hot!)
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It sounds like you are finally turning into a beach bum you lucky sod! Where is home for Caroline?
Thinking ahead to South America yet? Surely all this romping around Central America is old hat to you now!
Mum and Den: Caroline is from Malmo, Sweden, I will probably go over to visit her at some point as I have 2 other Swedish friends south of Stockholm.
Jay Dizzle: seeing a lot more variety in Central America this time but I am thinking ahead now, need to stop somewhere to study Spanish for a bit but not sure where, I may check out Bocas del toro and Boquete in Panama and then catch the ferry to Colombia which is a 5 day trip where you stop off on some remote islands and get beer and food included so that sounds awesome, hope you are keeping well.
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