This morning even Hillary said "I was so happy when I woke up and heard the sound of the ocean! I was glad it wasn't wind." I think there's a trend here :).
Since our "workday" wasn't starting until 5pm today, we had the day to go explore a bit. After doing a little "shopping" among the Seeds of Hope jewelry stash, we left to drive up to Manuel Antonio. On the way we stopped for coffee at a fun little place just up the road from our casa, and while we were there the rain started pouring and didn't let up for some time! It was a great little stop for coffee and breakfast, and we enjoyed watching the rain come down from under our cozy little canopy.
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| Brenda is back! |
After the rain let up enough for us to make a dash for the car, we drove on up to Quepos and Manuel Antonio. We pulled into a little area to drink in the beauty of the ocean from that area of Costa Rica, and it was just breathtaking once again! We left there and drove on into Manuel Antonio, and found a place to park down by the public beach. We jumped into the ocean for a little while, just long enough to get us really fired up about our free day on Sunday when we are going into the national park to experience the beach and the waves there.
While we were waiting on Hillary and Karen to finish up their playtime in the waves, Brenda, Janis and I met an ice cream vendor on the beach. We didn't have any money with us for ice cream, but because of all the bandages and scratches on Brenda, the guy asked some questions about what happened to her. Then he asked were we were staying and as it turned out, he lives in Esterillos and he knows our friend Cecilia! Small world.
After drying off in the sun since we didn't have any towels, we loaded back up and drove to Agua Azul, a restaurant that overlooks the ocean where we had planned to have lunch. The view was stunning, and the food was great too! Hillary pounded a 1/2 lb. hand-made burger which she said was much better than the last one, and the rest of us enjoyed a variety of dishes.
As with the Costa Rican "Puta Vida" way, they took their time in preparing our food, and so we were a little rushed to get back, showered and back on the road to Tarcoles for classes. Four gals in & out of the shower and back in the car in less than 30 minutes was pretty impressive! We made it to Tarcoles in time for the English class, so Hillary helped Ben teach time in English to the students. They were quite a pair!
Even though we aren't doing a lot of specific things with or for the kids, every minute we spend in a clubhouse with kids is so valuable. We are learning so much about SOH and what they do, what they need and just how much they are doing for the kids. Just interacting with them for a few minutes after class playing tic-tac-toe and hanging out with them is really cool.
We drove back to Esterillos Oeste where stopped for supper at a little bar/grill. Our waitress did not speak any English and even though we got stuck couple of times, I was able to make it through ordering okay & we all had a great meal! Hillary ordered a 7-Up and the closest thing they had was a Fresca. No, not the Fresca in a can from the States. This was a bottled drink and it was fantastic! Her new favorite :)
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