Costa Rica

DAY 2, Friday April 17th

We woke up early and had breakfast down the road at Las Olas Cabinas, under a tiki hut on the beach.

Yummy breakfast burrito! Lots of local surfers hanging around(they refer to locals as "Ticos"). Then we came back to the hotel and went for a swim in the pool.


The car rental company arrived at our hotel with our 4x4. So it was time to head to our next destination: Dominical!! It was a 2 hour road, and half of that was on an unpaved road that was filled with dirt and lots of bumps! At some points, the dust that was kicked up by passing trucks was so thick that you couldn't even see in front of you. Paved roads begin to seem like a distant memory and a civilized luxury.

Check out this nasty, dusty road

We arrive in the town of Dominical and have to turn off the one main paved road, for yet another bumpy dirt road. However, this one is practically vertical and really narrow. We drive through a little village, a creek, and then another 10 minutes to find our B&B, The Necochea Inn. Yvonne, the owner, greets us with a big smile and offers us wine and beer. We feel so at home here and the Inn is amazing. It's built right in the middle of the rainforest, with the backyard on a cliff, and a creek running below it. Our room, on the second floor, has glass wrap around doors and windows that look out onto the rainforest with an amazing balcony.








There is a mama sloth with a baby in one of the trees right outside our balcony. Finally!- I saw my first sloth!


We relaxed until dinner and then drove back down the treacherous dirt road and into town for a sushi dinner. After that we had drinks at San Clemente, a local bar/restaurant.
Every bathroom in Dominical, including at Yvonne's Inn, has a sign that says "Do not throw toilet paper in the toilet". REALLY?! This is a first for me.