Life's a beach

Having been instructed by Bec to find her somewhere hot and relaxing, I think Tamarindo very much fitted the bill. It was 30 degrees every day, sunny and well stocked in cocktails and rose wine.

Happiness is...

 The surrounding region seemed to consist of a strange mix of surfers, yoga people (yogaers? yogi's?), and middle-aged Americans who'd taken their dog for a holiday to avoid the cold. If anyone wants to go and set up a grooming parlour there you'll be able to retire in a couple of weeks.

Despite generally relaxing (or in my case trying to move as little as possible so as not to give the God of Oppressive Heat any reason to destroy me utterly) we did get get up to some activities, notably a sunset cruise/snorkelling trip which could be broken down thusly:

Still, we did manage to get enough photos to prove that we did actually do the snorkelling and sunset parts:

I really should have photoshopped a shark into the back of this

A shark?

Spot the eel competition (edition #36). Sent entries to: Blurry Underwater Photos, W3R3 I5IT

Bec's making me put this in

I don't think this needs a caption

This guy wasn't on the cruise but he's pretty cool so he's in

 After 4 fairly laid back days we headed back to San Jose for a days rafting over a 32km stretch of the Rio Pacuare river. We're both still alive so job done all in all, although Bec was keen on flying headfirst back into the boat.

I then earned copious brownie points by generously deciding not to drag us to Costa Rica vs Paraguay in a winner takes all international friendly, despite driving past it just 2 hours before the match started. I plan on spending these points by finding something even more pointless to watch further down the line. Phillipino baseball anyone?

The national stadium 2 hours before an enthralling 0-0

We have since arrived in San Francisco for a 4 day layover before heading on to Tokyo, so if you want to catch next week's blog early, type in "San Francisco" into google images. We've already found some wonderfully overpriced cocktails next to the hotel, so a certain theme appears to be continuing...

Until next time
Rob&Bec

PS:
This week in things that amused me:

I'm going to suggest that if you're close enough to read the sign, then it's probably too late to be of use...

A warm welcome...

Bec's favourite TV show. It's called Combate, and in this episode the contestants were tied to stakes in the ground while wearing bikinis/trunks then covered in breadcrumbs before chickens were put all over them to see how long they would last. A bit like Big Brother, but full on mental.

Travel stats:
15 - Final Bec caiparinha in Costa Rica count. Expect a Sake count to commence next week
15-20 - Questions about whether I've played basketball
1 - Times Bec has asked what Xing is when seen at a pedestrian crossing...