After resting for a night at hotel Indalo we wanted to get some good breakfast. There are many options for food around here, from American style brunch places to traditional Caribbean sodas. Today we opted for an American style cafe called Bread and Chocolate that bakes their own bagels and serves real bacon. That was a welcome change from having rice and beans for every meal. If you order a mochaccino they bring the components in a french press and miniature carafes - some assembly required.
We dropped our laundry off in one of several lavanderias in town (the competition makes this service cheap), moved our stuff 7km down the road to another hotel hidden outside the town, and hit the beach. The beach that is closest to our new hotel is Punta Uva, that is also rated one of the best beaches in Costa Rica. We found ourselves a secluded spot on the gray sand under the trees. First thing we noticed was a family of spider monkeys that was climbing on the trees above us. We were very excited to be so close to the monkeys. Then someone pointed out a sloth on a tree not 20 meters away. Then we noticed another three-toed sloth scratching his bum and having a snack on a tree right next to where we were. We enjoyed splashing in the water and hula hooping on the beach knowing these adorable animals were so close to us.
We met some other travelers who were also interested in the animals and spent some time talking to them. When the water started getting cold, we said bye to our new monkey and human friends and decided to get a late lunch. We found an Israeli restaurant not far from our new hotel and decided to eat there. Don’t judge us, we live in the USA now. The food was good yet pricey for what it was, fresh falafel in a pita that did not fall apart should not cost $8, especially if you end up getting only 4 balls inside the pita.
After stopping at our hotel to shower and rest in a hammock hung outside our door, we went out for coffee at a place called Caribeans that started growing, making, and selling their own chocolate to make mochaccinos, which were really very good, and dinner at the same restaurant as last night because we couldn’t find one as good that was open. Back in the hotel room, we saw Tropic Thunder (unironically) on Netflix on the iPad. Someday that sentence will do a better job of dating this post than the date does.
3 comments:
I have no idea how much we pay for Falafel (Abba pays...) - did you know that there is a "Falafel index" like "Big-Mac index" to assess purchasing power in the Middle East? :-)
Hanny,
You really don't know how much a Falafel cost here in Israel? :-) don't ever go out without me... (the most expensive one you can find is in Zichron and it is 18 shekel. normal expensive ones are 15)
Hah, I didn’t know that falafel index but I’m not surprised. For comparison, in Sunnyvale’s “Falafel Stop” a falafel in a pita costs about $6, which I thought was a little expensive (but is cheap for the area) and a half-pita goes for $3.40 and has certainly more than 4 falafel balls - it’s filling enough for Leia.
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