Saturday, July 7, 2012

A day at the beach

Bike rentals cost $5 for the day. Not bad, considering we biked about 13.1 kilometers (8 miles) to get to the beaches in Manzanillo. Umm yes, that's just one-way. Total we biked 16 miles! That's 1/3 of a triathlon. :)


One of the most beautiful beaches in the world is in Punta Uva, which is where we spent most of the afternoon. We parked our rented bikes on a palm tree and head out to find a good sun spot to set down our bags. Oh, quick comment on the weather: it's been raining since we arrived but miraculously (thank you Jesus!) today it was sunny with the sun beaming down like it really was summer time! The water was fresh and clear... and the waves were actually pretty high. Great afternoon to relax and enjoy the sun and Costa Rica's beautiful beaches.





Oh yeah, we saw a baby SLOTH!!! He was in a tree by our bikes.




After a good long time of soaking up the sun and taking a walk by the ocean, we decided to bike to the nearby, end-of-the-road small town Manzanillo. We hit up a small ice cream shop to get a snack for lunch.




Once we finally returned to Puerto Viejo and got cleaned, we went to the best restaurant in town yet (El Pescador). Being so hungry I ate my entire Sopa de Mariscos. Finished the day with more banana pancakes.

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