The Second Beach of Guanacaste

Doesn´t this look like it came from a Magazine? 

My Uncle running on the hot sand.

The root system fascinates me. It´s a wonder that the
palm tree can stay up at all!

My family and friends

You know how in the summer when it´s really hot,
you can see the heat waves come off of the asphalt?
Well here I tried to take a picture of the heat escaping from
 the sand. 

My Aunt Priscilla and I! Yes I look really white, dont remind me :P

Surfers taking advantage of the waves

Can you pick out which two are Canadians? :P

Being traditional and smart. Cooking food over a fire at the beach. Smart. 

Sisters Forever <3

Round Two with the cars except this time the OTHER car
is broken!!

This is a locust. It looks like it is big enough to eat me.
When they put on the floor and it started to fly around,
Unfortunately, I turned into a complete and total girly girl and
as far away from the bug as I possibly could. Not one of my
best days, but would you want that on your shoulder?

My new friend Josi :)

Guanacaste Part: I lost track.

Huge tree trunks!!

 These photos are also back from my beach trip in
Guanacaste. I apologize for my laziness to upload them. But it is my vacation, right?

Church in a town in Guanacaste

A brightly coloured house that caught my eye!

Scenic Coastline

I look like such a WHITE tourist. Sigh. 

The hill that defeated our poor little car.  This time singing "I think
 I can, I think can" didnt work. No matter if we tried front ways,
or going reverse up the hill the tires spun and we went no further. 

Mango Tree ( my new bestfriend)

Just a cute view I noticed. 

The Actual Cabin in Guanacaste

Here is the cabin that I got to sleep in. Lucky, right?

Minor bee and wasp problem. 

La Playa! (The Beach) at Guanacaste

This sign translates to "Caution: There are crocodiles  in the matting". Oh great. 

Here are a few scenic shots of the first gorgeous beach that I went too. Called Playa Carrillo :)

Cabina in Guanacaste

I was lucky enough to spend last Sunday through Wednesday in the jaw-dropping-gorgeous province of Guanacaste. We left my town at Midnight and drove all the way through until 530am and within 10 minutes of arriving, I was blessed with an amazing surprise. See below. I spent two days at the beach and the others at the cabin swimming in the pool and getting a little more colour to my skin. I would have stayed longer if I had had the chance but I am glad I had a few days as it was.

Mono: Monkey in Spanish 

A mommy with her baby on her back!

The whole Family!

A family of goats taking a stroll through our yard

I have a video but I am computer stupid(Besides Macs) and this computer is in Spanish so that doesnt help things at all. I will put up the video when I figure out how. :) For now, here are some photos. 

What Started Out as a Walk...

Sadly, I have no photos to show for todays adventures because it started out only to be a simple walk for exercise. I decided to take advantage of the sun and explore the town of Orosi Valley to see all that it had to offer. I had been told of a place called The Otiac that was mainly for Tourists. I went inside and it had such a homey feel to it. There were gorgeous paintings scattered on the wall and lots of books. I loved it. I stayed for a little while and read up on more tourist attractions in Costa Rica. Then I set off to explore some more and was surprised to hear a marching band in the distance close by. Naturally, I did a 360 and followed the sound. I absolutely love watching marching bands in a parade type manner. Girls swinging their battons and guys hitting their drums. It makes my heart jump. Apparantly there are lots of activities going on in Orosi ranging from children games, horse races, to other neat activities to celebrate the church in Orosi. 


So what started out as a normal walk turned into a day where I was extrememly happen. This trip compared to last one, I feel is so much better because I walk the streets as a new person. I feel like I can appreciate more things and my eyes are wide open. I am loving this feeling, and I love feeling free. The culture here is so difficult to tell you about because it is almost something that you have to experience. 


I´m sure that is could all be compared to Canada but yet it feels so unique. Here:
- People leave their doors open wide but their gates closed. 
- If you need them you yell OOPA! 
- Many people share everything with their neighbors, others dont know theirs. 
- They eat tons and tons of Rice and beans!!! Rice for almost all meals. My family buys 5  2kg packages of rice only for one month. They drink lots of coffee too. 
- For the majority of Ticos they are very friendly. People say hello  when walking in the streets. 


There is so much more but it is difficult comparing because it just FEELS so completely different but in an amazing wonderful beautiful way. Unfortunately I only have 4 1/2 weeks left. I know that I wont want to leave this time. 

Birthdays & Ranchong

My sister Karol. Ps. The cakes taste completely different. 

Some of the men of the family sitting around while we clean :P

It´s difficult to determine the size but I will help. I COULD HIDE BEHIND IT!

Carrot Cake (my recipe ;) ) That I helped to decorate. Bringing a little Canada to Costa Rica :)

Flowers

Trees. But in them, I heard Gorillas!!! It was the coolest thing I have ever heard. I got
so excited!!!!

The humidity made my hair look just peachy. :P

This past weekend was my Big sisters birthday. We celebrated at our house and then had a nice party up in the mountains at a ranch that my aunt and uncle own. I had an amazing time helping to cook, clean and it was a great evening filled with Baileys and Karaoke! We were there the whole entire day and didnt get home until Midnight and let me tell you I was EXHAUSTED! But it was completely worth it!