Off to the ocean!

Zip lines, thermal hot springs, and night out with the locals dancing certainly made for a fun filled, packed day and evening. Then incredibly I ran into a friend who was traveling from Arizona, it's such a small world.

With no time to spare we headed out to Playa Tamarindo on the pacific side. The road around the volcanos was another twisty adventure. With barely enough room for two cars, we had to share the ride with tractor trailers and zooming tour busses. Fortunately though they have been clearing the sides of the roads to keep the forest from taking over, but unfortunately they were doing it with hand held weed-wackers- what a never ending job, by the time you'd get to the end you'd have to start all over. Along the way we spotted group of coatis (a member of the raccoon family) who had come down from the trees to feed. Four hours later we arrived in Tamarindo just as the sun was setting over the ocean.