Costa Rica, Day 23

Costa Rica, Day 23.

Costa Rica, Day 14

Sunday, December 30th

Maria had invited me to surf with her again this morning so I was delighted to take up the offer. Again, the surf was fab, again it was a clean 3 ft and again Maria helped me to find the right waves and take off in the right spot. After Ruan went for his surf while the girls and I had fun on the beach. We had lunch at our room before going down to the beach again for the afternoon.  There was a wedding at Ranchos Itauna and it seemed like a great venue for a very small wedding. After meeting the bride and groom, and the mother and father of the groom we relaxed, taking in for the last evening the beauty that is Playa Santa Teresa. We had dinner at the local Soda restaurant and it was the best value for money so far and it was very tasty also.

Ruan and the girls with some of the bar staff at Ranchos Itauna

yummy!

The Happy Couple

Costa Rica, Day 7

View from Puntarenas Ferry, en route to Santa Teresa.

Me on the Puntarenas Ferry

Sunday, December 23rd.

Today we were on route to Santa Teresa for our second week stay here in Costa Rica. We got a last swim at Pueblo Real’s gorgeous swimming pool before hitting the road. Pueblo Real was an unexpected delight. Our room was great with everything we needed. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, living area, kitchen and a balcony with amazing pool and garden view. We found loads of surf nearby. All in all a great Surf Family spot.

Anyway, the journey continues! We stopped at Jaco for an hour to do some last minute Christmas shopping before heading to catch the Ferry at Puntarenas. We then made our way to Santa Teresa. The last 10km of the journey was dirt pot holed road which added to journey in a grungy, off the beaten track kind of way. But Santa Teresa is definately on the beaten track! It is busy but for a good reason. It is awesome. Great surf, beautiful beach, nice vibe, good choice of accommodation, brilliant restaurants.

We checked into Ranchos Itauna and so far we are delighted. We are right on the beach in between the main Santa Teresa and Playa Carmen surf breaks.

Having fun at Ranchos Itauna, Santa Teresa.