On The Road to Tamarindo - Day one

Day 1 - We left our house in Hacienda el Paseo, Puente de Puedra, Grecia around 1100 am. We had to stop in Grecia to pick up a few things which chewed up some time so I guess we drove about five hours in total. Neto is our house and cat sitter so we have no worries there.

Of course a road trip requires munchies and here is what we brought:

Here we are driving over the cable stay bridge in the region of Tempisque. It spans the largest river in Costa Rica.

Tamarindo is on the Pacific Coast in the province of Guanacaste. It is one of the most popular destinations in the province, known for its beaches with strong surf. The mangrove lined estuary of Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge protects howler monkeys and crocodiles. On Thursday we are taking the mangrove safari through the estuary.

You can learn more about Guanacaste province here. The terrain is very different from what we are used to. The road was great, two lane, paved and not much traffic all in all.

We are staying at the Hotel Pasatiempo - it’s really nice. 

Some photos of our room. We have a small patio out front with two chairs and a hammock. This is the deluxe room with one queen bed and one single bed.

We decided to have an early dinner and drinks at the hotel bar and dining room - Monkey La La. Breakfast is included in our room rate so we will be having breakfast here also. Well, what did I find on the menu but mussels! In wine and cream sauce! I love all shellfish so this was a nice surprise. Lance order the ahi tuna. We had a starter of jalapeño poppers filled with cheddar cheese rather then cream cheese - very tasty.

My absolutely delicious mussels. Very fresh.

Lance’s ahi tuna. I had a taste and it was excellent. The portion was very generous.