This past weekend, we got to go to Jacó! Friday, we left around 7:30 for our lovely adventure. On the way, Vera surprised us with a crocodile river tour adventure! It was NUTS! We got to see tons of crocodiles in their natural habitat. During the tour, the guide even fed some and made two of the crocs fight. I was literally only 2 feet away from the 15 footer; it was so surreal. The river and surrounding landscape was gorgeous. I really don’t know how I am going to go back to not seeing mountains in the distance all the time since they have become a part of my daily surroundings here.
After that adventure, we arrived in Jacó….and we were saw that we were staying at a Best Western. After that shocker, we were told that we couldn’t enter the water since the waves were so dangerous. It was crazy to watch these waves hit the shore. I absolutely loved being able to see such intense waves. We didn’t get to do much on Friday because it was raining, but it was great to get to relax in the hotel that night.
On Saturday, I woke up and immediately put on my swimsuit and ran to the balcony to check out the weather. It was PERFECT! So, I headed to breakfast and made a plan with the rest of the group. The boys found out about a surfing competition at the beach up the road from some people at the hotel. So, we took a taxi to Playa Hermosa for the surfing competition. It was incredible!! Since I’ve never seen anyone surf in real life, I was amazed by what was happening. It was fun because there were tents set up on the beach and music playing (even some Pearl Jam was played J ). Afterwards, we went shopping in downtown Jacó. It was nice to be able to look for gifts somewhere other than the Centro. When we got back to the hotel, we ate dinner and then met with everyone at the hotel bar to watch the finals for the Gold Cup (USA vs Mexico). It was so fun to root for the US here!
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| The view from my balcony :) |
On Sunday, I wasn’t ready to leave the glorious hotel and beach. Again, I woke up and immediately put on my swimsuit. The sun wasn’t too strong, but it wasn’t raining either. First, we went to the beach where there was a huge biking competition going on right outside our hotel. It looked so awesome because the competitors biked on the beach the entire way. When they returned, they looked like they had a rough, dirty, and fun ride. It made me want to try to ride a bike more. It started to get pretty cloudy, so we decided to head to the pool until lunch. After lunch, we packed and left for Alajuela.
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| You can see a surfer to the right if you look REAL hard! |
Overall, I’d say that this trip was nothing short of wonderful. Although, I’d have to say I liked the Destin beach more (mainly because I could go into the water), the temperature here was perfect for me: about 85 with a little humidity. It finally felt like summer there. I even got a little darker and a little more freckly (hopefully this continues).
This week is our “hell week” for school. Tomorrow I have a paper due and Wednesday a presentation over the paper. For Thursday, we have to finish the novel that we were given last week. Add that to the usual homework, and I’d say I’m set for the week. Even though this seems like a lot to me right now, I keep telling myself that it’s not too shabby compared to a normal “hell week” at Truman…and I got to go to the beach last weekend…so I can’t complain too much J
Miss you all so much. 20 days, and I will be alllllllll yours! Hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July if I don’t talk to you beforehand. (I’m anxious to see what a 4th in Costa Rica will be like..)
Hasta luego!
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