Day 2: Correr. Comer. Playa. Piscina. Monos sucios Siesta. Puesta de sol. Comer. Dormir.

Post Sunrise View from the Condo

Day 2 began a bit more relaxed than the precursor to Day 1.  We were much more well rested.  Well...As well rested as two can be with a tossing and turning toddler in the bed.  

I woke up early and tried to sneak out of the bed...however Caleb sat up and said "Where is daddy going?"  We all rose up out of bed.  Just after sunrise.  

It'd been a few days since I'd gotten any exercise.  So I queued up some Bob Marley and ventured out for a run along the beach.  The view was of course absolutely amazing.

Morning Jog

Papaya/Mango Smoothie

The three of us went back to Breakfast Grinds.  Day 1 this became our breakfast go-to.  Great food...excellent service...play area for Caleb.  Bridget had coffee and an omelette with avocado and tomato.  I ordered huevos rancheros with the red chiles (not quite as spicy as the green chiles from yesterday), cappuccino, and a papaya/mango smoothie.

Caleb had some of his smoothie and decided he didn't want to eat right away. We relaxed.  Got caffeine coursing through our veins.  Got food in our bellies.  And we were all happy planning our day of relaxation.  Which part of the beach do we hang out on.  The spot from yesterday...or the spot 100 feet down the shoreline?  Choices..

Checking out the Morning Surf Action

We finished breakfast and sauntered towards the beach.  We decided to plop down in an area in front of a lot of surfers...perhaps a football field length away from where we hung out yesterday.  I got some excellent swim time in the Pacific Ocean while Caleb and Bridget played in the sand.  For me this was the perfect reconnect with nature moment and completely decompress from the work and obligations back home.  A coastal trip doesn't start for me until I have this moment with the ocean.



We then went looking for a new land spot with more shade.  We ended up back in the area back to the area we hung out the day before.  We all played in the 'ocean pools'.  Caleb dug all sorts of sand with his bulldozers and excavators.  All was well.

One Giant Sandbox!

After a few hours of ocean and beach time, we headed back to the condo pool.  I ordered us up 4 Dirty Monkeys.  I'm sure the bartenders just loved getting the blender out and decorating the interior of these plastic cups with chocolate syrup.  Regardless, they were delicious!  There aren't any swim up bars I'm ordering Pina Coladas or Dirty Monkeys in Raleigh.

Swim Up Bar and 1 Dirty Monkey

La Guitarra 

We headed back to the condo for lunch and for the 1:30 arrival of la guitarra.  Bridget arranged a rental, through our concierge, for an acoustic guitar.  I was hopeful for a steel string guitar but was expecting a nylon string classical style guitar.  Regardless I was going to be happy with whatever I got.

Guitar arrived at our condo exactly at 1:30 PM.  Caleb was getting a shower and decided to come out and greet our concierge completely naked.  The guitar ended up being a nylon string guitar, about 3/4 the size of a regular guitar; probably mostly for beginners and younger students.  But it serves me well since traditional nylon string guitars have much wider string spacing than the acoustic and electric guitars I'm much more accustomed to.  I was more than happy to have something in my hands that will play music.




Eventually we took afternoon naps and woke up in time to catch the Tamarindo sunset.  These are not to be missed!  Not quite as vivid as the prior sunset....but the night before was one of the best sunsets, if not the best, sunset I had ever seen.  Still quite a spectacular sunset!!!  From there we headed home and enjoyed a home cooked meal of shrimp pasta paired with an Argentine Sauvignon Blanc.

 

Silhouette of Horses in the Tamarindo Sunset