Touristo Tour

While you Albertans celebrated "Family Day" we had "Mid-semester Break" which really means two days off of school so families can leave the country within their 90 days. We took the opportunity to travel about 1 and 1/2 hours (with a few wrong turns thrown in) to "Little Hawaii". Yes, mostly gravel roads with no signs, travel here...

is always an adventure! On the way back, not only did we drive through a river but a herd of cattle going for a drink (that explains the cow picture!) Anyways, we made it to the fancy-smanzy clubhouse in a nature reserve which you can hang out at for the day. The "hawaii" part is for the surf break that is in front of the clubhouse. Sadly, the swell also took a holiday so no waves for Terry. We all got too much sun and I mostly just wanted to hang out in the bathroom which was truly beautiful (it takes so little to excite me!) We did get a rare family photo though even though Lindsay is looking the other way (pura vida!)
After this we drove about 20min to Tamarindo, a popular tourist destination for Canadians. It is definitely a tourist town with lot's of gringos, cars and shops. The highlight of this trip was going to the Automercado a "real grocery store"! We enjoyed seeing some of the comforts of home but also realized we don't miss them all that much! Tamarindo is on yet another beautiful beach but we hope our cute little Nosara does not get quite so exploited. Speaking of exploitation, the more of Costa Rica we see the more I am surprised that there is still a vast amount of undeveloped beaches. Refreshing to say the least to see so much uncharted territory. How long will it last? Hopefully at least our lifetimes.