STL DPB ON THE ROAD - IN THE MARKET

There is a good size Saturday market in Tamarindo, known in the Hispanic world as a feria. You can find local fruits and vegetables. A couple from Buenos Aires were selling Argentine empanadas  (we got some for lunch - yum). Surprisingly, someone was selling Polish sausage and pierogies. There was local ice cream, honey, crafts, art and jewelry. This young man was selling potted flowers, delightful if you had a home to bring them to. Since we are staying in a rented condo we could not patronize him.           

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - DON'T GO THERE

If I understand correctly. a red flag at a beach means dangerous conditions, strong surf or currents.  It looks to me like the risk is terminal boredom at the resort at the end of Playa Langosta. I don't know if that is technically a river or estuary in the mid-ground but, with the tide going out, the flow at its mouth was swift. As best I can tell the place is popular with Central and South Americans, particularly Brazilians. Nobody seems excited by their visit.                 

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

Only the deep of the Pacific lies beyond. Playa  Langosta, Costa Rica, again. That's as far as I would go.                       

 

STL DPB ON THE ROAD - YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE

A Tico hidden gem, Cataractas Llanas de Cortes. It's not far off the Pan American Highway (gee whiz fact -   Mrs. C and I are the only people we know who have been to both ends of the Pan American Highway) south of the provincial capital of Liberia but the turnoff is poorly marked and we drove past it. When Google Maps re-oriented us there were two or three kilometers of bumpy gravel road to the parking lot. We visited with a guide some years ago and the path down was very rough. There are new concrete stairs and a rope to hold, making it possible for my knees to make the climb.

When you get to the pool at the  bottom you feel like you are well apart from the world. The escape doesn't last long enough.      

     

SKY OF BLUE AND SEA OF GREEN

Now all we need is a yellow submarine and the scene will be complete. For all I know the Costa Rican coast guard has a cheery little vessel floating under the waves. This is part of the view from our condo's balcony.