¿Mala suerte?

Hello everyone! So yesterday Jenny and I tried to leave Nosara at 7am to come to Montezuma....boy were we in for an adventure! We were outside of our hotel and were waiting at 7 but no bus came! By 8-30 am we found out that the bus had broken down and no one knew when it was coming! We checked local car rental places but none of them had cars because it had been a holiday that weekend and the president of Costa Rica had been in Nicoya so everyone rented all the cars to see him and celebrate! Just our luck! So Jenny and I stood there not knowing what to do....if we wanted to catch the bus we had to wait on the corner for who knows how log for the bus! Luckily there was a private shuttle waiting a few feet away and the couple who had ordered it said they didn´t mind if we hopped in and were dropped off in Nicoya! They were super nice ad wouldn´t even accept any money from us! We got to the bus station JUST as the bus to Paqueras was pulling away (we needed to take that bus to connect to Montezuma). The next bus wasn´t for 2 hours!

We found a taxi driver that was willing to drive us the hour and a half to Paqueras for a resonable price so off we went! Along the way we experienced Costa Rican traffic....about 30-40 cows being herded down the road! Lol! When we got to Paqueras there was a cool parade going on! The parade was made up of the colorfully decorated ox carts Costa Rica is known for! There were SO many of them! Jenny and I hopped out of the taxi and headed for the bus station....but we got lost! We stopped at the police station and they said the bus would pass by their station in a half hour and that we could wait at the station....PERFECT!

Jenny decided to run to the store and bathroom since we had a half an hour to wait.... as soon as she went in the store the bus came- EARLY!!!! I tried to stall the bus but no Jenny..... so the bus left! A min or 2 after it drove away Jenny walked out! LOL....just our luck! ;o) A taxi pulled up and offered to help us catch the bus....no luck, it was long gone!

The taxi driver was a young guy and offered to drive us the hour to Montezuma for $30....we took it! We ended up passing our bus towards the end of the drive so it was nice to know we got there in good time! Our driver, Coco (nickname), helped us find a place to stay.....it´s ok....not nearly as nice as the place we stayed at in Nosara!

After tossing our stuff in the room we headed to the beach and checked out the small town of Montezuma. We ended up having a delicious dinner (I had fish cooked in coconut milk- YUM!) overlooking the water and some DELICIOUS sangria! After all our traveling we ended up turning in pretty early....I swear, it´s the damn sunlight! you can NOT sleep in here!

Today I didn´t set my alarm and woke up at 6 am and SWORE it was hella late so I tried to go back to sleep. After a couple hours I SWORE it was noon.....it was only 8AM!!!! LOL.....Jenny and I decided to go hike up to the waterfall since we were up....what a trek! It wasn´t that it was very far but we had to walk along a river climbing up on slippery rocks and stuff..... we had to go SO slow so we wouldn´t fall.....when we got to the fall it was really pretty and came crashing down from 80 feet up (that´s what my guide book said at least!).

After the waterfall we decided to head to the beach....such an absolutley PERFECT idea! We spent the next 5 hours lounging around, going into the water, reading, and just enjoying the warm breeze and weather of Costa Rica.... I think this was the first time since my trip that I really felt that I was on a chill vacation! Just doing nothing and enjoying the most beautiful view and warm weather in my bathing suit! SO nice! (lol....I would SO insert a happy face here but I can´t find the colon!)

So, now I feel nice and warm and my skin has that sunkissed feel and I get to enjoy a beautiful night with my new friend Jenny! Tonight is her last night here so we´re gonna go get dinner and get some cards and just hang out....should be a cool chill night!

*biggg hugz to all*

See you in about a week!!!! Damn! have I already bee here 2 weeks???