Justin and I were both up shortly after 7 AM today and went for a little walk along the beach before eating breakfast.
These tracks in the sand were pretty fascinating. You could see the little crabs (I’m assuming they are crabs) moving under the sand leaving these trails all over the beach.
By the time we got back to our room the kids were awake had thankfully already starting the process of getting ready for a day in the sun.
Today we decided to drive out to Playa Tamarindo which is a beach that Sommer recommended for playing in the water. Apparently a lot of the beaches have too big of waves and undertow for safe play, however Tamarindo was perfect. We rented a few boogie boards for a couple hours and the kids enjoyed getting out there and trying to catch some good waves.
At about 2 o’clock the little kids were hungry so we decided to go find something to eat along the beach. There were several howler monkeys up in the trees on our way to the main road.
Abigail and Carly didn’t get out of the water and so we ended up just leaving them at the beach and walking down the street to a little taco restaurant. The tacos were pretty good and by the time we finished eating the girls had gotten out of the water and walked down to meet up with us. There was a sign that advertised Hawaiian shaved ice and we couldn’t resist. Unfortunately, it was far from the deliciousness of true Hawaiian shaved ice, but thankfully we had only gotten one so we didn’t waste too much money on that. We had to get back to the resort and get cleaned up for a turtle watching excursion this evening. We were supposed to meet up with our guide in a nearby town just before 6 PM. When we pulled up to the designated meeting spot I asked him where we should park our car. He said that he was riding with us. Mind you we are already seven people in a seven passenger car, but there wasn’t much we could do about that at this point so we put Drew in the back with Jason and Katie and I sat in the middle row with Abigail and Carly and the guide got to sit shotgun. Another negative to him not having his own car was that Justin needed to do all the driving and we were taking some pretty gnarly back roads to some secluded beaches. We were one of the first to arrive to a particular spot and he was excited about what he had found. He led us in the dark down the beach where we saw the tracks from the fins of a turtle making its way from the ocean to the beach. We were excited to a massive turtle digging a nesting spot at the top of the beach.
She took about 30 minutes to clear out an area and dig a deep hole with her back flippers. Once the nest was prepared she went into a trance and started dropping her eggs into the hole. We were all really surprised how large the eggs were.
A few other groups showed up but we had the best views and were able to circle around and see everything again before we left. We didn’t stay to watch her bury the eggs. Apparently they typically lay between 60 and 80 eggs but they can lay up to 120. Pretty amazing sight to see. Next on my bucket list is to see those eggs hatch and witness some baby turtles making their way to the ocean. Our guide got a ride back to town with some of his buddies but we were able to follow them out so we didn’t get lost on the rough, dark roads.
When we got back to the hotel the kids were pretty snacky so we checked out what the hotel had to offer. We happened upon a game room that we didn’t know about and we were able to play some foosball and ping-pong. It was located near a little pizza place so we ordered a couple pizzas to take back to the room as a before bed snack.
we’re going to miss having someone clean up after us everyday
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