Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday 10/25/08
This morning we ate a quick breakfast of Corn Flakes and began the 45 minute walk to Ochotal, a beautiful beach near where we were staying. We spent the mid morning swimming in the clear blue ocean and just enjoying some time of rest and relaxation. It was hard to believe that it was the end of October and here we were swimming in ocean and enjoying the sunshine. We ate lunch at Father Hens, a little bit touristy for our taste, but the only restaurant to be found nearby. We spent the rest of our afternoon swimming, tanning, exploring the rocks, finding all sorts of sea life, and just messing around. My big mistake of the afternoon was sitting on a log that must has been filled with some pesty little varmint, because my legs were eaten alive and I spent the rest of the weekend itchy as could be. We eventually made the 45 minute walk back to our cabina and made banana pancakes for dinner (yes, we even had our own personal kitchen in our $6 a night cabina!) A gringo who ran the hotel across the street told us to go check out a Bar called “La Vida Loca” because his gringo friend who ran the place would be willing to play whatever music we desired to dance the night away. So, we headed to La Vida Loca and to my surprise the place was decked out in U of O Duck stuff. It turns out the owner, Jim Jensen, is a “Duck” who moved down to Costa Rica and runs the bar for a living. Unfortunately, he wasn’t there and I didn’t get a chance to meet him, but it was a fun way to tell all my friends about Eugene and all the posters, flags, and Duck memorabilia made me miss home a little bit (especially the fact that I’m missing football season!). We stopped a small ice cream stand, sat at the beach for the rest of the evening and eventually made our way back to our cabina.
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