This was pretty much a beach day. Absolutely gorgeous whether.
CAFE MANANA
We had a great breakfast here in the morning. I had oatmeal, which I hadn't seen anywhere else and Josh had french toast. It was a really cute restaurant and quite filled. I felt bad for the Owner. She was extremely pregnant and all of her staff were out with a stomach flu, so she was left to serve. Very friendly staff and they have a book exchange inside. We didn't try the frozen coffee drinks but they sounded yummy.
SURFING LESSONS
With Lore at Tuanis. She is a great girl and I am terrified of the big waves. The first thing she said to me was "If you can surf in Santa Teresa, you can surf anywhere." I should have known then.I set up an hour lesson with her for 4pm. The day before, the waves weren't that great but they had looked good this morning. She said it was too big in the morning so we would do it in late afternoon. We started out the lesson with about a one minute part on the beach where she had me lay on the board and paddle in the sand. Next thing I knew, we were in the water.
For those who don't know, I had a horrible surfing accident when I was 17. I was at the beach with my friend, her boyfriend and her dad. Her boyfriend and dad were teaching me to surf. I was doing pretty well, too. When I was standing up one time, I fell off the back of the board. The board was so big compared to me that I just couldn't control it once I was underwater. Her Dad was standing right in front of me and the fin ended up cutting his face open. He had to be taken to the hospital and have intensive plastic surgery. I had never gotten back on a surfboard since and it has always haunted me. So this was a big deal for me to do this in Costa Rica.
I tried, I lasted half an hour. The waves are much different there then in Southern California. They came one after another and the current was pretty intense. I would dive under one wave, come up and get nailed in the face by another. I was burping up salt water. I finally told her (in spanish) that I thought I was going to die. She laughed and I assured her that I wasn't joking. She was very sweet and offered to take me out again the next day. I passed. But we had a great conversation where she shared some insight on Malpais and its people. An hour lesson including the board was $20. Girl lessons only I think...The advice she gave me was to spend about a month just boogie boarding. That way I could learn the waves and get used to being knocked around. Once I felt totally comfortable with the water, then get on a surfboard. It was too hard being afraid of the strength of the ocean and the board.
Dinner at TROPICO LATINO
Well I was exhausted, and sunburned and was ready for dinner. We tried again for Tropico Latino. We figured we'd have a nice dinner for our last night in Malpais. Dinner here was a bit more expensive but very good. Comprable in price to La Chile Viola. My husband loved his fish. This resort is gorgeous. The most packed place we have seen our whole trip. Very nice ambience and staff at this restaurant.
When we got back we will stay here. We should have taken your advice, but sometimes you have to see for yourself. Very nice staff and people here. We didn't see the rooms, but based on everything else, I'm sure they would have been more than sufficient for us. We spent very little time in our actual rooms throughout the vacation. Mainly on the grounds, if anything.
BACK AT MILAREPA
After dinner we returned to Milarepa and saw that quite a few people were going to our hotel. We didn't know why. Turns out they were having live music with dinner. If we had known, we probably would have eaten here. I don't know if this is a weekly thing for Fridays or just this Friday. It made us feel very unimportant that no one at the hotel even mentioned this to us. The check-in desk is in the restaurant....
We ended up having a drink on our porch. We had bought our own rum and coke from the grocery store. I must say that this music was absolutely amazing. There was a guitar player, bongo drums (I think) and a violin. They played until about 9pm. I was ready to go to bed then, but the folks at the restaurant were quite loud and kept me up until about 10:30.
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