When I last wrote, I was in Tamarindo, home of the mutant banana, small waves, pizza-loving pickpockets, and cannibalistic bluejays. So it was without much regret that I bid tamarindo adieu and started heading down the coast, slowly working my way back to Jacó, where I would pick up my replacement credit cards (which were bring shipped to my surfing/spanish school).
My first stop was Santa Teresa, where I stayed at a Hostal Brunela which had been highly recommended by a friend (thanks Lock!). It certainly lived up to expectations. It was a fun little surfer haven, about 100 yards away from a gorgeous beach. Unfortunately the waves were absolutely huge, so I just played around in the whitewater and practiced my form - still very fun. It was also here that I met/hung out with Briony and Justin who stayed around in Santa Teresa after I left, but miraculously showed up at my hostel in Jacó when I was sick and helped me out.
After a few days here, I took a bus to Montezuma, where I'd stayed before. I hiked out to the waterfall I'd jumped off of a week earlier (don't worry mom, I didn't do any high jumps this time). In the evening I hung out with some friends I'd met on the bus. There was a hookah bar in the center of town, and they were hosting a hippie drum-session going, so we just chilled in the street, drinking Imperial (Costa Rican budweiser), enjoying the music and then checking out the random fire dancers. (pics at end of post)
The next morning (Fri) I caught the water taxi to Jacó and was amazed to see that all 3 replacement credit cards had arrived! I had been warned that even the express shipment could take over a week, so this was a very pleasant surprise. Since the shipping was so fast, I asked my parents to mail my bank card to me there (the bank had refused to mail outside of the US), rather than have them try and mail it somewhere later on my trip.
So, that brings me to where I am now. Just chilling in Jacó, recovering from my stomach bug, and waiting for my card to arrive. Once the bank card gets here, I will surgically attach it to my body so it can no longer be liberated by unscrupulous folks, and head back on my adventure. I plan on going to the Southeast corner of Costa Rica (Puerto Viejo) where I hope to do some relaxing and snorkeling, and then into Panama.
¡Hasta luego!
Lots of pics from my lsat week of travels are below:
the Santa Teresa beach
waves crashing in Santa Teresa
it's dusty in Santa Teresa!
Viva Imperial!!
hippie drum circle in Montezuma
right: fire dancing outside the hippie drum circle. below: movie of the fire dancing. (bonus - you can hear the drumming in the background)
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