Both of Us

  

Yum.

  

Me.

  

Kelly at Dinner

  

Christmas Morning

 
Christmas morning we hung out, read the Christmas story, and opened a nice gift from Rose and Benson. Later, after more beach adventuring, we had dinner at a local resturant. Christmas afternoon, tons of Ticos came out to the beach, mostly as families. It was fun to observe. 

Sunset

  

Birds on the Beach

  

Doggie in the Water

  

Palm Trees and Beach

  

Not a Bad Spot, Eh?

  

Playing in the Water

  

Kelly on the Beach

 This was the first day, when we started walking. 

View to the North

  

View to the South

 That last view was to the north, this one to the south. This was about a quarter mile from our cabin. 

Uvita

Uvita is on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. We had heard that it wouldn’t be too touristy, and it wasn’t. Like any beach area, there were certainly people, but it wasn’t crazy. Also, they were mostly Ticos (Costa Ricans), not obnoxious tourists. The actual beach is run by a semi-governmental marine preservation organization. They charge a nominal fee.

We had a great time there. On the first full day, we walked way down the beach to the north, swimming and hanging out. On Christmas, the second day, we just hung out a bit more.

Leaving Durika

After nice last visits with folks at Durika, we headed out in the morning. A four-wheel-drive taxi ride took us back to Buenos Aires, where we caught the bus to San Isidro. In San Isidro, we did some food shopping, and bought tickets to Dominical, which is on the Pacific Coast. Mid-day, we finally got moving west. We arrived in Dominical around three or so, and took a taxi to Uvita.

We had tried to call ahead for a place to stay, but hadn’t had any luck. We had the taxi driver take us to one place that looked promising. It turned out that they had space. They had a few cabinas, with rooms above and below. We planned to stay two full days, and leave the day after Christmas.

Billy Goat

  

View

 
What a beautiful place... 

Plant

 I think that there is a story that goes with this plant, but I can't remember what it is. :-) 

Welcome Sign

  

Flower.

  

Clouds as the Rain Stopped

  

Rain

 

There was a bit of a rainstorm while we were there. 

  

Macrophotography Fun

  

The Cabin We Stayed In

 
It was very nice; great view of the mountains in the morning and evening. 

Lizard at the Cabin