Leaving Tamarindo

That's it for Tamarindo. The last night is tonight. It's been an interesting love-hate relationship with this place: the hotel where we stayed at was really great despite the noisy mornings; the "pans de chocolate" at the bakery will be sorely missed (at least till France?); the waves were good at least half of the time (for me! i.e. no larger than shoulder high and light winds... mid-day onshore winds though, which turned the waves to mush were a bit frustrating at times...) and the daily routine definitely helped me get much better; the slow rythm is definitely very pleasant as well once you get used to it.... but we never really got used to the rampant construction that is disfiguring the town so rapidly (the residents apparently are just as appalled as we are and cannot believe how fast it is happening), and the daily whistles from the construction workers... All in all though, I think it was a very good way to get into the rythm...
Now we are off into the mountains and cloud forests for a few days on our way back to San Jose before we go on to the Caribbean coast of Panama for our next "extended" stay.
Stay Tuned!