Puerto Viejo beach trip - so much fun!

I had a blast with the ladies at the beach! We spent the first night walking around the town getting to know the local vendors and shops. We had a delicious meal of "Rice and Beans" (White rice and black beans fried in coconut oil, a specialty to the caribe food) at a place called Elena Brown's.

Our accommodations were nice and worth the price. In the morning, Mara and I took a walk on the beach and took a swim for a few hours. Absolutely glorious! I have had so few moments where I have ever been so content. In the night we went out for dinner (more rice and beans!) and dancing :) I got my fill of meringue, real Latin style. One thing that was hard to get used to while being on the Caribean side was the shear amount of sweat I produced. I have never been in a place where simply sitting outside causes me to have sweat dripping down my face. Not to mention dancing - my fair looked like it was wet by the end of the night (luckily it was raining!).The next day we went to the beach again and had a lazy day in town. Delicious food (Curry tofu) at a super great restaurant called MonLi and open mic night at Lazy Mon.

The flowers by our guest house. Muy Bonita!

The ocean! Incredible!

Some random horses on the beach. The guide was totally hamming for the camera.

A "friend" by our guest house. His only redeeming quality is that he was reducing the number of mosquito that could potentially bite me. 

The three amigos (minus me) walking to the beach.

Tired puppy after a swim found Mara's short too cozy to not have a little nap on them.

Adorable child chillin' at the beach.

Pineapple smoothie, humidity, Caribbean = Ecstasy. 

Dreadnut coffee was delicious!

Beach adventure time!

Gringa jumping pictures~!

The gecko in our room right before it pooped!

My $5 manicure :)