Goodbye Jaco, Hello Montezuma!

Yesterday was my last day in Jaco, Costa Rica, where I'd been taking surfing / spanish lessons for two weeks. I woke up early, did a final run along the beach, and enjoyed my last home-cooked meal from my home-stay mom. Then I grabbed a high-speed water taxi to Montezuma . Along the way we saw some dolphins, and a manta ray with a 10-12 foot wingspan. Pretty awesome.

Once in Montezuma I met up with Dom and Jason, two buddies from School of the World. They had headed up to Montezuma on Sat, but I'd stuck around so I could go to Manuel Antonio and chill with everyone from SOTW on sun. Montezuma is amazing. It's an incredibly small town with some nice beaches, and a cool set of waterfalls. I hiked the waterfalls that afternoon, and ended up meeting two girls who live in Clarendon, about a half mile away from where I lived before I left on this trip. They were also friends with some former co-workers of mine. Small world.

Besides that we've just been chiling in Montezuma, mostly just relaxing on our amazing porch in our hotel. It's on the second floor, has couches and a hammock, and an amazing view of the ocean, which is about 100 yards away. Tomorrow we're going to catch a 5-hour shuttle to Tamarindo, where we'll be hanging out and surfing for a week or so. More updates to follow once I settle in there. Check out below for pics.

Dolphins playing near our boat

sunrise from the yard in our hotel

the view from the hammock on our porch

Jason and Dom chilling on our awesome porch

Howler monkeys playing in the trees. We came across them while hiking to the waterfall