Heading into our second week of travels we left Samara beach Monday to join Kurt´s family vacation yet again, this time in Rincon de La Vieja National Park. After graciously insisting Maisie and I sleep at their air conditioned (16 c) resort Sunday night, we were refreshed and ready to give the public bus system another shot. But, yet again, it was not with out hiccups.
After late buses and non existent but much needed bathrooms, Kurt and his brother, Peter, picked us up in Liberia. We quickly realized that contrary to our plans, there was no way maisie and I could have gotten around Rincon without a family or a car (or a LOT of cash to blow on taxis). Thankful for the kindness of the Davies family, we had a pleasant few days watching sunsets, eating great meals, hiking around craters, sitting in hot springs, and bathing ourselves in mud baths. When it was finally time to leave tears were shed as we shared a movie like goodbye from the back of our bus on the highway.
Off to Tamarindo (also known as TamaGRINGO), we welcomed the tourist development because it reminded us of home. It will be a nice transition destination as we head back to the great US of A Thursday. The first few days here were very relaxed and lazy days filled with beach time, runs, reading, naps, sunsets, movies, and, of course, PB and J´s. Now things have picked up as Kurt missed us (and we him) so much that he changed his flight from Saturday to Thursday. Now he is here with us and the good times are rolling. Today Edwin, my homestay brother, joins us for our last few days at the beach before we head back to San Jose early Wednesday morning.
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