A Happy Thanksgiving weekend to everyone back home! No turkey was eaten by our team here in Costa Rica, but no worries. The local food here- rice, beans and usually some sort of fleshy protein has been rather excellent- and every food shack worth its tamales has HOT SAUCE. Yeah buddy!
There are a few extra tips that we've gleaned from our few days here in CR that anyone not native to tropical locales might benefit from:
Rule 1- It ain't going to dry. Doesn't matter what it is. If it's here, it's damp and its going to be that way FOREVER.
Rule 2- At night, don't sit near walls. Giant, winged grasshopppers launch themselves at walls and fall onto unsuspecting tourists sitting below. Shrieking ensues.
Rule 3- Avoid walking near bright lights and street lamps. (For reasons also involving giant flying grasshoppers).
Rule 4- Watch where you step. Those beach side horseback rides have hazardous side effects.
Rule 5- Too humid to make more rules. Nap.
We've been surfing a few times. While undeniably a contact sport (at least at this early stage, we crawl out of the surf riddled with a variety of board induced rashes, bruises, cracked nails, and one purpled toe), there's also a lot of lounging around on the board waiting for the next swell and sometimes even riding a wave to glory. Hoping to have a good day on the waves this afternoon when the tide comes in.
Will report back...
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