Beaching

Today was all about exploring the Pacific coastline, starting with a very hot and dusty 3 mile walk to a viewpoint above the hotel.

Lots of howler monkeys in the trees here.

Breakfast at the hotel was delicious again.

With added entertainment from black vultures coming for a drink.

We drove down the coast ‘road’, a very bumpy and dusty bone shaker, to Nosara where it seems the  wealthy US ‘hippie’ surfers like to hang out/pose. I really don’t understand why rich women ruin their faces with plastic surgery! 

The roads are so bad that so far, there has been very little development but that could soon change.

The beaches are so beautiful - this is Playa Guiones, very popular with surfers.

This one is Playa Pelada - my favourite with beautifully clear rock pools

It also has La Luna - a very trendy beach bar where I had a delicious passion fruit and mint drink (shockingly alcohol free!)

Finally, this is Playa Ostional which is a turtle nesting refuge and shockingly hot - brief photo then took my burnt feet rapidly back to the air conditioned car.

Lunch was fish tacos again - rather messy to eat..

And now for an afternoon in the shade by the pool with my new friend - Vince the vulture!