We went on an adventure to the nearby Caribbean coast a few weekends ago. It was hot, hot, hot. The sand at gorgeous Punta Uva was burning the soles of our feet at 10AM. And, sadly, almost everyone got sunburned despite spf 30 lotion and only morning sun exposure. Nonetheless, we loved the bath water temperature of the ocean, clear green, gentle waves, and the outragous howler monkeys yelping in the jungle behind us. Our main objective seemed to be either to stay submerged in water or retreat to air conditioning. A mere 2.5 hours away from Turrialba, I'm sure we'll return soon.
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| Agapi |
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| Eva and Friend in their Restaurant Kitchen |
We stayed at Agapi--an apartment hotel place, the main attraction being the swimming pool for the kids. It was perfectly fine for us with enough beds and a kitchen. We did find a lovely new bakery in town where we ate lunch and bought chocolate croissants and dense and delicious banana bread. Puerto Viejo seemed a little tired and has an abundance of Bob Marley beach towels and the iconic pot leaf on various chachkas for sale. Beyond Puerto Viejo going south seemed more wholesome in the family sense. We especially loved Selvins restaurant for lunch, right off the beach at Punta Uva, where the food was fresh, hearty and cooked Caribbean style--beans and rice cooked in coconut milk, pineapple in the salad, and an extra spicy kick in the broths and sauces, owned by a long-time resident of the area from a well-known family. We are loving "refrescos", or juices made of any number of fruits. My favorites so far: passionfruit and tamarind with ginger. After lunch, Selvin himself even offered us a free shot of some kind of fire water that seemed to rival the heat outside. While having lunch, Eva made a new friend, a little girl who was the daughter of the cook, and they played restaurant in the nearby courtyard, serving us various delicacies (stones on leaves) at our table.
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| Eva, Zena, Daddy at Punta Uva |
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Mama and Zena at breakfast at Agapi
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