Well it was Adios to my parents and Hola to Playas del Coco. The bus dropped me off downtown and it was not long before a friendly Austrian guy picked me up to show me a room I could rent for $15 a night. My flops were made for walking - particularly to the beach, so in a matter of moments I was back out the door and down at La Playa.
It was a blistering hot day, but the ocean was cool and as long as I kept hoping in every 20 minutes, it was a delightful time. On my way home I stopped at Johnny´s and ordered the meat of the day. It was certainly an odd cut of cow in a soup with a bunch of vegetables. I didn´t recognize much of my meal, but it was all delicious.
The next day was more of the same and the day after I signed up to go diving in the morning. The water was quite chilly and the visibility was a disappointing 20 feet, but we saw the largest white tipped shark I´d ever seen plus a couple of sting rays which were gorgeous. I also befriended the two other divers. Dana (one of the divers) and I rented bikes and biked the 3 km down to Ocotal. We were not particularly impressed, but it was nice to see a different beach.
The next day I worked diligently on my tan and then hung out with Carrie whom I´d met diving the day before. She had found an awesome deal on a hotel room. It was a hotel that was currently closed, but since she knew someone who knew someone we could have a 2 bedroom, 2 bath room for $50 a night.
The next morning was dive time again! We saw the shark from two days ago and then went to a new dive site, where it was a sting ray convention. It was amazing watching all of them glide through the water and I was surprised about how close they would let us come!
Thursday Carrie and I took it easy. We did some souvenir shopping in the morning and then went to Hermosa beach for the afternoon. Our evening ended with us hanging out with the band that had played at the pizza place we went to. It was an early morning (3:30 am) when I hopped on the bus to the airport and said Adios to Costa Rica.
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