For my final weekend of travel, I wanted to return to one of my favorite beach spots in Costa Rica: Puerto Viejo, on the Caribbean side. I was lucky enough to be able to go with many of my closest friends from the trip. We arrived late in the day on Friday, so didn't have much time to do much besides find lodging,
The Lunatica Cabinas
and find a place to eat... of course Alex and I opt for the all-you-can-eat sushi option! We ate at this place called The Lotus Garden, and it was a beautiful restaurant. The sushi was really good, and they even pickled their own ginger!
Everyone working there was very friendly, and they even brought us a bit of guanabana to try. Guanabana is this fruit that I would always drink in smoothies and milkshakes, but never tried it by itself. It's really unlike any fruit I've ever tried, thus I am at a loss for words as to how to describe its flavor. The inside is very sticky and has almost a stringy texture, but it's definitely delicious.
Anywayyy... First thing the next morning, Alex and I get up and go rent some bikes, get breakfast in town, and wow was it a beautiful day to be at the beach!
There was one beach that I really wanted to check out, and it was about a 40 minute bike ride south of the main town of Puerto Viejo, called Punta Uva. It was kind of set back in a cove, so the water was very calm and the beach was so beautiful. It reminded me of some of the beaches that I had seen in Panama.
I spent the day just hanging out and doing lots and lots of relaxing. It was beautiful. After heading back from the beach, Alex and I stopped for some amazing fish tacos. The whole group of about 15 of us hung out that night, and unfortunately had to leave the next day.
Puerto Viejo is such a beautiful beautiful place, and is also so much fun to visit... I can't wait until I have a chance to go back!
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