Relaxing on Playa Samara

After enduring an insanely intense and heart pounding thunderstorm last night (seriously - it sounded like the windows were going to shatter!), we stumbled out of bed and packed our bags. We left Manual Antonio, headed to Quepos for a quick breakfast, and were on our way to Playa Samara. The drive was quite pleasant other than having to pass a road bike race and their support cars on the narrow roads. We stopped at Playa Hermosa, which is world known surf spot, to check it out. It was super mellow and low key, with a handful of surfers our there trying to catch a wave. After crossing La Amistad Bridge, we were now on the Nicoya Penninsula, which is the part of Costa Rica that jets out on the south west side. Playa Samara is about halfway down the Penninsula on the Pacific Ocean side. It is a sleepy little beach village with an amazing stretch of black sand and scattered seashells. There are no highrises or even supermarkets for that matter. Just small casitas and street vendors with lush jungle in the background. The horses that you can rent to ride on the beach during the day, provide lawm mowing services for the town's soccer field at night. What a great place to just relax. After breakfast, we are headed to Playa Tamarindo and will be there for about six days.