Thursday, January 8, 2009

Days 49-52 - San Juan del Sur and Tamarindo, Costa Rica

It was great to be back in San Juan again, and with the girls. My friends who live there were obviously still around, but so were two of the friends I'd met traveling which was nice. We hung out and went to the beach and the pool for a few days...a good start to the next leg of the trip.

On Wednesday morning, January 7th we packed up our bags and took a cab to the border of Costa Rica at Penas Blancas...a short 45 minute ride. Upon arriving at the border, we were a bit confused about the process. Kels momentarily misplaced her passport, but luckily found it within a few minutes and we pressed onward asking for help along the way. We went through several line ups to exit Nicaragua and enter Costa Rica and were fortunate to have a local helper get us to the front of the line (for a small incentive). Hot and cranky, we finally passed through into Costa Rica and hired a cab to take us to Tamarindo which was about a 3 hour ride.

We arrived to our beautiful four star resort, Tamarindo Diria, which Kels scored a last minute deal on. We were excited to settle in and live luxuriously for a few days.

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