After a long 24 hours of straight traveling, we finally made it to Quepos around 12:00 CR time (2:00pm EST). After arriving at the airport in San Jose, CR, we caught a cab and stayed in a small hotel room where we had our first encounter with a Costa Rican dog - we were smitten! We then took a bus to Quepos and finally we were at our home for our time here.
Shortly after we arrived, we met the mother in our host family, Isa. We ate rice, beans, and chicken, and had our first cup of Costa Rican coffee (it's now become the running joke that I am clearly addicted to coffee). After filling up on food other than terrible airport food (McDonald's) we set off for the beach. Our first excursion brought us to the beach where we took a dip in the ocean and soaked up the Vitamin D we all became deficient in back at home. As if sensing our low energy levels, the monkeys and toucans came out to greet us at the beach to give some brightness to the day. We even got to see a mother monkey carrying a baby on her back!
After the beach, Isa brought us to the Marina where her husband and son work and we watched the sunset on the boats.
Needless to say, when we got back we were absolutely wiped. While I enjoyed getting ahead on reading Game of Thrones, it was nice to finally shower and rinse of the sweat that had compiled - the heat here is intense! We pumped up the air mattress and settled into a snooze where we dreamt about bringing home all of the dogs wandering around.
So far, the food has been amazing, our host family most pleasant, and the sights gorgeous. However, I find myself wishing over and over that I knew more Spanish so that I could delve even deeper into the culture. Who knows - perhaps the children from our English camp in the coming days will teach me a thing or two!
Pura Vida!
Victoria
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