We just had an amazing weekend for our halfway point in our trip to Costa Rica. We were hanging out at a little restaurant that has Wifi. We had gone for café con leche for me and a batido for David. While there Mike, who we had gone to Tango Mar with came down for breakfast. We get talking and David had told him previously that his camera battery seemed to be no good and the only place he might find a new one was in San Jose. Well he tells us that he is going to San Jose in the morning, do we want to go with?
Our immediate response is YES that would be fantastic. We then spend the next hour or so looking for a store in San Jose that sells Cannon products. We call and they have the battery. We then find a reasonably priced hotel that is nearby. Finally after the arrangements are made we go home so I can do my laundry.
The next morning we are picked up at 6:30 and are on our way. After we have gone for about an hour, we learn that Mike’s license plates are a number that cannot go into the city on Friday. He then says he can stop on the outskirts of town and then we can take the bus the rest of the way or we can go to Tamarindo, the opposite direction for the night and stay in his penthouse condo overlooking the beach for the night. We tell him we are flexible and will do whatever is best for him, but inside I am yelling…Beach Condo!!!
Well, he had business he wanted to take care of in Tamarindo, so we call our hotel and they graciously change our reservations for a day later arrival. We got to see a lot more of the Nicoya Peninsula and hear some of Mike’s story. The condo’s view was outrageous. He gave us the Master, which was upstairs as he usually stays in one of the bedrooms on the main floor. We were probably one of the highest vantage points in the whole city. We could see for miles. David did try and take a couple of pics but the camera was not responding…hence our trip in the first place.
Mike went and had lunch with his attorney and did business. We played on the internet and watched the ocean and snuck in a little nap. When Mike came back he asked if we wanted to go see some of the beaches farther north and off the beaten path. Of course we did. All I can say is we were on “roads” that only my son Josh would have driven on. My main concern was keeping my head far enough from the side of the truck so I did not bash out my brains. But we saw some absolutely gorgeous beaches. We went to about 5 or 6 and then returned to Tamarindo via a more civilized route.
We watched the sun set over the ocean from our balcony and were able to sleep in an air-conditioned room on a king sized bed. We laughed at the difference between where we had been just the day before. I thought of Paul saying I have learned to be content in whatever state I am in. I sure was content in this state but knew I would be just as happy when we returned to Tambor.
The next morning we left early and made our way to San Jose.
End of part 1
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