Costa Rica, Part II

Originally I was going to split up the honeymoon into three parts, but I’ve decided to combine the last two hotels into one. That way we can get to the wedding recaps that much sooner! Woo hoo!

After a week in Playa Hermosa, we traveled four hours south west to Nosara. Nosara is predominantly owned by North American hippie surfers, so there was a very relaxed vibe there. We stayed at the Harmony Hotel, which was my favorite hotel of the three.

Here’s the entrance, it was very chic and natural at the same time.

Our nice big white bed. Check out the cool orange lamps!

Look at the key, it was so cool! The glass to the right was given to us at check-in, it was green tea with lemongrass. Yumms.

There was a hammock and outdoor shower of our very own!

The first night there, we met this really awesome man from New Hampshire. He was a regular to Nosara, and he told us about a beach called Barrigonia. It is actually owned by Mel Gibson, which made me hesitant to visit, but Costa Rica has laws in place to prevent any coastal development, so the beach was deserted. We even ran into some wild horses.

One morning we woke up early to take a yoga class at the Nosara Yoga Institute. Here are the stairs to the treetops. Doesn’t it remind you of the stairs Uma Thurman climbs in Kill Bill, Vol. II?

Matthew rented a boogie board, while I had some fun taking pictures.

Afterwards, we ate lunch at the Harmony and played Jenga! I lost.

Our last night at the Harmony we had dinner and played Scrabble. Yes, we are super cool. Yes, I won.

Our third hotel was located four hours east in San Jose called Hotel Grano de Oro. It was so pretty!!!!

We ate dinner at the hotel that night, and it was amazing.

One of the best parts about Costa Rica was discovering a new way to drink beer:  with fresh lime juice and salt on the rim.  It’s believed it’s spelled, Michelada.

Here’s the hubs negotiating with a very tiny Costa Rican.  Doesn’t he look like a giant next to her?

Our last meal before we flew home.  Ahhh, the memories.