PURA VIDA FINALE

daily insight:

"and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" i'll be taking lots of love and beautiful memories of the pura vida life in costa rica this month of june. thank you to everyone that supported me in making this trip happen. i plan to give back all the love i took from this place and the beautiful people we encountered.

the play by play:

day 32

one last day of surf. surf at the point of pavones is small today so we hit up a point south of us called punto banco. punto banco is known to be a bit bigger than pavones because it is more exposed. so when you don't have surf at pavones a little secret is to head south about 10 minutes and you may have yourself some swell. we had a blast. there were amazing conditions in the late morning and we had ourselves a great last day in the water. wind came up around noon so we headed back fully satisfied with our surf session.  it was time now to pack up and ship out. after getting things in order tellef and i headed down to the beach to take some yoga shots. i couldn't resist the amazing rocks and climbed up with the crabs and critters to take some poses. i could barely do an arm balance, the rocks were so jagged it was super challenging to get my hands rooted and lift off. but we had fun and some great shots were made.

day 33

early rise to get the car packed and ready to drive a long way up the coast. we planned to do a little over half of our driving to san jose today and then stay the night somewhere. steady and smooth ride with great weather. we stumbled upon a part of the coast that bob had been to when he was last in costa rica called playa esterillos este. we found some cabinas and tellef and i went in to check availability and pricing. tellef asked me to go get his dad so he could see what was available and we left the car unattended for about 2 minutes. but a lot can be done in that time. sadly some theif drove by the car and grabbed bob's suitcase out of the back seat. it was the one most readily available and unfortunately we never did catch who it was. someone did witness it and took down the license plate number. we contacted the man watching the bleu azul cabinas and he got the policia on the job. slim chances they find the person who did it. but if they do they said they would ship it back to bob's house for him. put a slight damper on the last day but we still enjoyed the beach and the lovely pool at this cabinas. really was a beautiful spot we hit and wished we could have stayed longer. there were four brother and sister cats that roamed the cabinas and we had fun interacting with them. that night we had one of the best dinners i have eaten since i've been here at the pelican restaurante, just a walk down from our cabinas. we filled ourselves up until we could barely move. i'd say everything was great about that spot except for the fact that i got eaten alive by misquitos. i'll be coming home with 15 new bites ;) they always get me! that night i didn't sleep as well as i would have liked between the itchiness of the bites and the insane thunder and lightning storm right outside our window. was bolted awake at least twice by the pop of thunder.

day 34

a nice and clear morning after the night's storm. i took advantage of the little time left we had with the costa rica coastline to do a mini yoga practice in the sand and say goodbye the yoga way. then one last dip in the beautiful pool and it was time to pack the car and move on. we made a desayuno (breakfast) stop in playa hermosa which is a well know surf spot. we found a great place that made smoothies and delicious breakfast. with tummies filled we were ready to finish our road trip to san jose and drop off the rental car. we even got a chance to stop by the crocodile bridge in a town called jaco. lots of crocs lazing away. everything ran nice and easy and we arrived super early to sit and relax in the airport. so here i am now sitting, relaxing, writing to you and saying goodbye for now. blogging on this trip has given me a new inspiration to write more often and share with those i love the experiences i have. so expect more entries in the future once i get transplanted back into life in los angeles. i look forward to sharing inspiring moments on the journey, travel and otherwise.

hasta luego

PURA VIDA!