Lots of thunderstorms forecast....

We're past rainy season by a few weeks, and even more since they (the gov't?) called off the warnings that come with it a few weeks earlier. But I keep seeing thunderstorms in the forecast. I'm only here 4 weeks earlier than last time. Is this really going to be an issue?

The first time I was in Costa Rica was in April of 1999, it rained a lot of the days for 15-30 minutes (maybe a little longer) but I don't remember much more than that. After all, a chunk of the place is the rain forest there must be some rain, right?

It did drizzle on and off (mostly off) yesterday and you could see the very dark clouds inland but not here. Sometime after dark it really poured for a while, but this morning is beautiful. Hopefully the rest of the week goes the same....

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Well rested!!

I was SO tired yesterday. I think I managed to sleep at least 10 hours, it might have been more, but I'm sure I went to sleep at least that early. I get confused since I wasn't sure about the time change and all I kept seeing were my Michigan clocks (it is one hour earlier here than the Detroit Michigan area).

I almost missed breakfast but I get down there a few minutes before they were supposed to close. It's a beautiful morning nice and sunny and I'm heading down to the beach in a few. This is the view from my hotel room yesterday evening before sunset, it's a little dark but you can see the Pacific ocean is right there and it's a great location!

Nachos at the Restaurante Tabacon

These Chicken Nachos are delicious! I'm at the Restaurante Tabacon in Jaco, it's right across the street from Planet Food (closed for years but still a landmark for giving directions). They come with everything, including sour creme, beans and guacamole (I did not get the latter two). It's a huge bowl for 3,000 colons ($6), it's not a appetizer, it's a meal.

I think I really enjoyed my food lat time here too. They used to be a pizza parlor and I think that was really good too, if I recall back 3-4 years correctly...

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Wednesday in Jaco, Costa Rica

So I ran all over today. I went swimming in the pacific and then packed up my backpack and headed north (actually north west I think). Took all sorts of pictures and a little video.

Ate lunch at a nice place on the beach, the name escapes me for now. Some people sat down at a table next to me and it turns out it was a guy from Traverse City, Michigan! What are the odds? He comes down a few times a year to vacation, seems to really like to eat and stay at that place (although they were booked up). I actually started talking to them because they liked the place they stayed at we chatted for a while.

I swam some more and then rented a scooter (moped). It was a bargain at 6 hours for $25 but they closed in 4 hours and I didn't want to be responsible for it overnight so I gave him $20 for 4 hours. It was a new scooter too, the temporary plates were just a few days old. I buzzed around all over the area, lots of development going on. Riding is nice and cool compared to walking around :)

I've decided to stay another day in Jaco. I'll leave on Friday for somewhere or another...

I can see I got some sun today. Since I was wearing a backpack for a chunk of the day it looks like I was wearing a bikini top. Hopefully, that'll even out in a few days!

Weather report - It was cloudy on and off all day, but still very bright and very hot (maybe more humid than hot. That was okay except for when it came time for the sun to set, way too many clouds. RIght now as I'm writing this it's almost cool, but still way humid. High of 82 for tomorrow!

I've got some photos up on-line too.

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