Goodbye Tamarindo hello Playa Azucar

It was time to say goodbye to Tamarindo and in order to do that correctly, Danielle had to give our house dogs a treat. Dino and Gris were our "guard dogs" for the house though most of the time they were either at the school or hitting up the discos in town. After breakfast we hit the road and headed north. We really weren't sure of our destination though we had a few places in mind. Playa Flamingo was sold out of everything but suites (wow, that's convienent), so we kept going to a beach that we knew would be pretty secluded. Playa Pan de Azucar (Sugar Bread Beach) is about 3 km from a tiny town called Potero, which is surrounded by dirt roads. After leaving Potero, the road gets really bumpy and steep. The fact that you need a 4wd and that buses turn around in Potero keep most people away from this beach. There is only one hotel on this beach and it is has little villas nestled along the hillside that slopes down to the beach. The hotel has done a great job figuring out how to make the least impact on it's surroundings, unlike most of the hotels in Tamarindo. We will be here until Monday morning when we have to head back to Alajuela to return the car and catch an early Tuesday morning flight. Until then, we will be enjoying our own private beach. Today we were on the beach for at least three hours and saw only the hotel staff!