THE best of everything in COSTA RICA!

BEST ride-in a TUKTUK!

BEST meals- chicken and shrimp dishes at Diwo Restaurant in Playa Chiquita.

BEST laugh-happened when I stood back to close a freezer door with my left hand, as a young Tico employee was waiting to get by.  Don't ask me HOW, but my hand somehow landed at his groin level first. instead of the door. OMG! He thanked me as I let him by, but I was totally mortified.  So I did what I do when I am in such a situation.  I practically collapsed with laughter in the aisle. The more I tried to explain to Nancy what had happened, the harder I laughed, till tears ran down my cheeks. He must have thought I was "loca!" Maybe I never did touch him, but what I touched sure didn't feel like a cold door!

BEST overindulgence- supper at Diwo, where I was the inadvertent entertainment, and my generous
Handy Bro paid the entire bill! He didn't get upset with me when my fork fell in his Margarita glass and broke it!  He lost half his drink. When I sent Nancy and Eric there to dine, the owners REMEMBERED me. They kindly said "Canadians are very good!"  WHAT?

BEST scenery- was at the REFUGIO NACIONAL GANDOCA MANZANILLO.

BEST buy-tiny, waterproof little change purses, handmade, in my favourite colour, lime green, and very inexpensive.

BEST waiter-handlebar mustached Max from Colorado, at Tasty Waves Cantina. He was fun, friendly and a fountain of information.

BEST surfer dude- Erico, a Tico, all of eight years of age, less than four feet tall, who was at the beach many afternoons, with no adult supervision that we could see, expertly catching the huge waves time and again. It was such a thrill to watch him,  and at the same time, keep an eye on him until a parent sometimes showed up.

BEST exercise- Whizzing up and down the coast, on an old bicycle like I rode when I was a kid, feeling the cool breeze from the Caribbean on my face, hearing the surf crashing, and watching the waves and surfers.

BEST intentions- were to attend a few yoga classes, do my physio exercises, and take a few Spanish classes to improve my third  language skills, none of which materialized, because I was in major VACATION mode!

BEST grocery shopping- EL Duende Gourmet at the end of our lane. Moreno gives a great exchange on the US dollar, stocks pretty well everything, has competitive prices, speaks English, French and Spanish, and bakes the most delicious French pastries FRESH every morning.

BEST fruit- really fresh pineapple, at a cost of $1.36 Canadian.

BEST shade and BEST beach-  Playa Chiquita of course.

Best TICO- LICO, of course, our resident handyman, concierge and all around sweetheart.

BEST Tica- our six year old neighbour  and little sweetie, Ananda.

BEST visit-to The Ara Project, where we saw spectacular Great Green Macaws, being fed so that the babies have a better chance of surviving, thereby increasing their numbers. These magnificient birds are on the Endangered Species list.

BEST hanging out spot- outside our front door, in the jungle, with the sloths, howlers, vultures, songbirds, the aguti, Azul the black Lab. and the four resident cats. EL PARAƍSO.

2 comments:

  1. A marvelous blog as usual Lovely Lady. You have had such an awesome vacation. Your photos and musings are really enjoyed and appreciated. Hugs.

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  2. ¡Gracias y abrazos amigo!

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