Beach Weekend

So, my first weekend in Costa Rica was fantastic! My hermana tica (Costa Rican sister), Andrea, took me with her and 5 of her friends the the beach! We drove about 5 hours to the most Northwestern edge of Costa Rica! Her friend's dad own a hotel (kind of like a little lodge) really close to the beach so that is where we stayed. I went kyaking on an inlet of the ocean and then hung out at this GORGEOUS beach with hardly anyone there. We drove down a long bumpy road through many palm trees and pulled our cars in under the trees up against the beach. We swam, climbed on the rocks, played futbol, raquet ball, and hung out! After that we drove around to like 4 other beaches to see the beautiful view! We could see the cliffs of Nicaragua from the beach we were at because we were that close. On Sunday, Andrea and I headed to another resort place at Samara beach. She had to get some signatures from the employees for the National Bank (her job) so I got to walk to the beach, watch people horseback ride, journal, read, take pictures (many of palm trees), and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. This weekend at the beach and seeing the beauty of Costa Rica while hanging out with Costa Ricans brought me a peace that was very much needed! Thank you God for that gift! Needless to say I spent the entire weekend ONLY with Costa Ricans who spoke ONLY Spanish! It was great! I'm also a lot closer with my hermana tica too!! Ahhh adventures...que fantastico!!