We are now in Samara, Costa Rica. Here for a few more days before we start heading back to the US. We got here from Santa Teresa but thought it was a little too touristy. We stayed at the Jungle House, a place owned by 2 ex pro surfer for Quicksilver. But the few days in Santa Teresa compared to Samara felt like a waste of time (and money) just because the waves were way too big unless you get up at 6am for low tide. While there is Playa Carmen nearby, Samara is just a much more gentle break for beginner surfers.

The highlight in Santa Teresa was going to Vista Del Olas – also known as ‘view of the waves’. This is a place above Santa Teresa near Playa Carmen where we got great views of the entire city below while bathing in an infinity pool and cooked our own meat. Had one of the best rib eye steaks here.

We met a very nice Israelian couple at Vista Del Olas, Royi and Riki. They are on their honeymoon from Israel and Royi is a Colonel for the Israeli military. They drove us all the way here from Santa Teresa in their 4×4, and Royi’s offroad skills helped us navigate through 5 rivers and the dirt roads with pot holes. Thankfully, we trusted the right strangers and all our organs are still intact :) They are also actually cool people, and we’ve been hanging out with them here at the beach surfing, dining, and off diving/snorkelling in the next couple of days.

One of the things I love the most about traveling is meeting people. We also met Victor and Vanessa, a lovely couple from Spain who we will be visiting when we get there this summer.

The plan for now is to stay in Samara for a few days. We are staying at a pretty nice comfy place with internet so I can get some work done. Then the plan is to get to the volcanoes before heading back to San Jose.

Pura Vida!

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