Costa Rica Diary: Adios Turtles

By Guest Writer: Gurkhahere

Local Store

I haven’t been feeling too well lately. Although, Kiel keeps scaring me that its swine flu, I know that it’s only cold. Upon recommendation from Yami, I went to a local store and bought some anti-gripe, the cold medicine. I felt much better after taking it.

Today was the day that we did the most work. We moved around some construction materials, dug a ditch to dump some rotten fish and cleaned the backyard. A hot and humid weather discouraged me from doing anything else. This being the last night at the beach, we went to watch the sunset again.

I volunteered to patrol the beach again in hopes of seeing a turtle. Of course, an hour and a half of walking along the beach didn’t yield anything. It was still very nice to walk along the beach under a clear sky along with the sounds of the waves. I went to bed before midnight so I could wake up at 4.30 to catch the 5 am bus.

I wasn’t looking forward to traveling back, partly because that meant leaving behind the beach, the wonderful food and the tranquility that would be hard to come by in recent future and partly because I knew the ride back wasn’t going to be fun. I had had a great time just enjoying the beach and the weather. Albeit not doing a whole lot of work, my time was well spent here. I met some interesting people, got to see the village life of Costa Rica, ate some good food, and above all relaxed a lot.

I know it is going to be a while before I visit another secluded and peaceful place. So I was a little low before leaving but I also know that life can’t always be honey. I’m glad I was able to taste the honey quite a bit before diving myself to the everyday world of vinegar.

The travel back to San Jose was again tedious. However, I did kill time by reading the book I had taken with me and enjoying the mountains of Costa Rica along the way. That evening Maritza invited us to chill with her relatives that had come over to the house.

To be continued….

Note: All the pictures are from the writer. The previous postings of this Costa Rica Diary  can be read here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.