We've gone quite a ways since our last post, sorry we haven't been updating very often.

After Manuel Antonio we headed to Uvita. I was super excited about Uvita. Everything I read about it promised whales, turtles, beautiful beaches and no crowds. Unfortunately it wasn't as wonderful as the guide books made it sounds. The beach was beautiful and uncrowded. I would love to post pictures, only we couldn't take any because thievery is so rampant on the beach. We signed up to spend an evening helping baby sea turtles make it to the ocean, but it ended up being to rainy, so our guide cancelled on us. I suppose Uvita probably is amazing during the right time of year, but the rain coupled with our new-age-aging-hippie-hostel made our stay less than fantastic. We stayed less than 24 hours.

After Uvita we took the bus back to San Jose. All the travelers we meet like to bond over an implied mutual hate for San Jose, but Nate and I really like it. We went to and English pub called Hoxton's for the second time since we've been here. Hoxton's is great. Good music. Great food. If any of you ever end up in downtown San Jose, I highly recommend it. We spent 2 nights in San Jose doing mostly boring stuff like laundry. Yesterday we caught the bus to Puerto Viejo.

I love Puerto Viejo. LOVE IT. It's beautiful, laid back and there are dozens of free/cheap things to do within biking distance. Last time Nate and I were In PV, we went to a Halloween party and Rocking J's; Puerto Viejo's most popular hostel. The party was a blast. Fun people and a safe, welcoming atmosphere. We decided to stay at Rocking J's this time around, since we had so much fun at last year's Halloween party. We checked in and booked a tent around 5ish. Loud music started in the bar almost immediately, and the place didn't quiet down until the sun came up this morning. Party music, meathead fights and drunken giggling kept us up literally all night. Sadly, what was once a backpackers paradise has turned in to a frat boy zoo. I wont snark too much, though. I'll leave the storytelling to Nate.


Since last night was so horrible we switched hostels this morning. We're now staying in Hotel Puerto Viejo. It's a hostel and bar run by nice surfer dude named Kurt. So far the accommodations are MUCH nicer and infinitely quieter than Rocking J's. We're happy to stay here.

Here are some pictures and stuff.

More beaches.

 The decor at Rocking J's is REALLY COOL. There's a ton of cool art and mosaics. Too bad it's been taken over by spring break bros and bimbos.

Hammock hostel. Great idea. I think Moab could use one of these.

That's all, folks.
xoxo
Kia