Costa Rica...ahhh...sun, heat, humidity, monkeys, dolphins, waves, not so great cuisine, volcano, zip lines, curvy roads, vacation! We decided this year to take a break from the snow and get some sun and Costa Rica came highly recommended. It is a beautiful country and it was great to see another part of this world. We stayed at a little hotel in Playa Samara in the Nicoya Peninsula...the hotel is called The Hideaway Hotel (www.thehideawayplayasamara.com) and it is owned and run by Rosy and Doug from Reno. It's a beautiful little hotel with wonderful staff and great food...plus it has air conditioning and a pool...a must when you are on the beach in Costa Rica! It's about a 2 mile walk down the beach to the little village of Samara and we walked it every day for lunch (we had breakfast at the Hideaway...yogurt parfaits with pineapple...yum!). There are a number of beachside restaurants in Samara where you could get whole grilled red snapper, ham sandwiches, rice and beans, etc. etc. The town isn't much but if you stay on the beach, you never know what you'll see. One evening we were enjoying a beer under some palms and along came about 20 cows...without a cow herder...looking very determined to get where they were going! We had no idea where they were going but apparently they came from up the hill where every once in awhile someone leaves a gate open and the cows escape! I can't imagine having to explain that to my boss in the morning!
We had a couple of great experiences in Samara...one day we kayaked over to a little (very little) island that is inhabited by hermit crabs and iguanas! We were the only people there and the beach was alive with crawly little crabs in all sorts of different shells. It was amazing to watch the beach crawl. Someone had left the remnants of a watermelon and between the iguanas and the hermit crabs, that watermelon was not going to last for long! Another day we hired a small boat to take us out to look for dolphins. We were not disappointed! We ended up in a pod of at least 100 spotted dolphins who were racing the boat, jumping and flipping and showing us a great time...it was incredible. I felt I was in a movie and as the boat was racing along, on either side of us the dolphins we racing with us...it was amazing!
We finished our trip in the Arenal Volcano area where we hoped to see some lava flowing down the volcano...well...the normally active volcano was not very active the 2 nights we were there so that was a bit of a disappointment, but it was neat to see that part of Costa Rica. We had a great time doing a zip line...even me, who is a bit afraid of heights and tried not to think about that when I was 200 feet up in the air zipping down on a relatively thin cable above a canopy of trees!
So, after 9 days away and a bit of catching up to do at the store....all is good. We have lots of great furniture and home decor in the store right now so come on down and take a look...you will not be disappointed! Hope to see you soon....Have a great day!
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