Monteverde to Playa Flamingo, March 7

Wow - last night it was windy, windy, windy again. It is similar to being on the steamship when it is crashing into the waves. The sound is roaring and the entire house shakes and rattles.  We drove to town to check our email and Mark got some amazing photos of a rainbow and also took a video to try to capture the wind, although it just doesn't quite do it justice. Very intense.

We had a morning coffee and pineapple at the Orchid Coffee House again and then hit the road. We stopped in Guacimal to say goodby to Chris and Mindy.

We dropped about 5000 feet in elevation today. It was actually chilly and misty in Monteverde, but is in the 90s here at the coast.

Route 1 is tough - trucks, just two lanes, but we weren't on it for too long as we took another route via Nicoya and up to Playa Flamingo.

We are in an incredibly beautiful B n B. We found it by a miracle as we didn't have great directions, but we stopped and asked two people and by the little photo we had from the internet of the pool, a construction worker pointed us in the right direction. As we rented by AirBnB, we never even had the name of the place, which is Colores del Pacifico and lovely.

The Belgian family which runs this beautiful spot built it 16 years ago and moved here. The son, Ben, helped us to settle into our gorgeous room overlooking the bay; he also served us a delicious welcoming fruit drink. It is truly a piece of paradise. We think it will be an awesome week, full of beauty and relaxation.

We took a dip by the infinity pool. (The first we have ever been in) Then, we caught up on our internet, although it is also spotty here. I guess that's the wifi in Costa Rica.

We felt too tired to pursue the grocery store and make a meal, although we have access to a full kitchen here in a communal area, so we had Ben make us reservations at Bahia del Sol, a few kilometers north in Portrero Beach. What a great recommendation. The resort, right on the water is beautiful and we both had crusted tuna, barely cooked. It was delicious and reasonable at only $17 a piece and we were in a thatched roof by the beach. There was a wedding going on with just a bride and groom, no others.

We came back to the BnB and had a lovely chat with two young women who have moved here to escape the hectic life they were living in London. They sold everything and hope to spend several months exploring where they'd like to buy property and open their own bed and breakfast, hopefully with yurts. They will be here for a full month. We are happy that we get to spend a week here.