Day 2 - Hotel Diria, Tamarindo

Today our lives have changed forever. We can now say we have seen an iguana poop, and I can even say I stepped in it. Just another precaution for Kate to add to her Costa Rica list: 1) don't get into bed without making sure there's not already a cockroach sleeping in it 2) don't go under a tree without looking for up for an iguana.

And the sound of the sea lions? Yup - monkeys. Next we have to figure out what sounds like a goat because we're pretty sure the resort doesn't have a farm! So the irony is that this morning, as soon as the sun came up, I went running down the beach and through the trees looking for wild life. It wasn't until I got back to our resort that we actually saw it all!

Some simple facts about Costa Rica:
- They accept the US dollar. Super convenient.
- They are on central time except during daylight savings - now they are on mountain time.
- They speak Spanish. It's a good thing we have Jeremy to translate for us (headed into Spanish 3) just in case we can't read the English translation right next to the Spanish sign.

Other than laying around at the beach/pool, our day's adventure was a very long walk on the beach. We were headed to a beautiful beach named Playa Avellanas. The tide was so low I thought we would have success but by the time everyone was ready, our timing was wrong. The tide came in with a vengeance so we couldn't get across the estuary. Maybe another day.

Our evening ended with meanie dad sending our condo resident to cockroach heaven. He claims he "accidently" chopped his head off. Hoping there's not a cockroach rebellion!