Costa Rica Day 2.

I woke up bleary eyed this morning to the sound of traffic outside my window. I sat up and looked at my alarm clock. Great, 7:30. I didn't even get to sleep in. Then I noticed the other reason I woke up. There was the wonderful smell of frying something and coffee. Coffee! I stood up to go get in the shower, and had to sit down very quickly. My butt hurt sooo bad! I went into the bathroom as quickly as I could, hoping a hot shower would make it feel better. I had plans to go to a horseback tour today, but that was obviously not going to happen today. By the time I finally got downstairs, I still felt sore, but coffee soon fixed that. The owner of the bed and breakfast I was staying at had cooked a traditional Gallo Pinto and scrambled egg tacos, Yummy! They smelled like the home-made breakfast burritos that my mom used to make when we didn't have anything for dinner, which smells good. After being filled up with breakfast tacos, I asked my chef what I could do that wasn't too strenuous. She suggested going to the beach, since we were right on it. Literally. I am in the not-so-little town of Limón. It is right on the beach, and Juana, my personal tour guide for the day told me she knew just the place to go, so we both got our swim suits and towels and so forth, and got in her car. We took a long, rambling road to a spot surrounded by forest. It was one of the prettiest beaches I have ever seen. There were only four or five families there, and they were all clumped into a small section, so we had the beach practically to ourselves. Once I got the ocean breeze in my hair, and the smell of salt in my lungs, I went running out to the almost jacuzzi like water and dived in. There was a reef about fifty yards out, and Juana and I went to go check it out. We stayed in the water for a long time. It wasn't like in Santa Barbara where you have to get out after thirty minutes or so to thaw (okay, that's an overstatement). The water was crystal clear and we could see all the little tropical fish swimming around like gems through a forest of red, orange, green, and surprisingly blue. It was amazing. It was like paradise, and I was swimming right over it. Man, this was cool. Well, finally we had to leave, but I felt rested and very relaxed. I also had a lot of salt in my hair, and it needed washing bad. Overall, this was a great day and I had a lot of fun hanging out with Juana. one of the beaches frequented in Limón the city of Limón