Now in possession of a spanking new laptop, a thing of beauty and a joy until a better one comes around. Toward the end of our trip I went down to the beach on Playa Langosta with a tripod and some neutral density filters. This is a 10 second exposure of the surf and volcanic rock.
I'll probably post more pix from the trip until I have a chance to shoot new local material.
Tuesday was our last night in Tamarindo. Flying home today via Miami. Everyone had a great time. Ellie just wrote something in the guestbook about the nightly gecko party on the patio,
Yesterday was also Mrs. C's birthday. She chose to have dinner at one of our local favorites, Dragonfly, https://www.dragonflybarandgrill.com , where the sesame crusted tuna is as good as ever. Since I gave them a little hint, the staff brought something special at the end.
I do not know how this picture will look on your end. The video display on my laptop is on the edge of failure so I'm using a minimally edited phone cam pic. Might be offline until I can get this fixed.
Something we see on most of our visits to Tamarindo: most nights there are bands of fire dancers who go from one beachfront restaurant to another, performing for tips. It can be spectacular and I think they do pretty well. Appropriate, given the risk of losing their hair, ears, etc. There are a bunch of these images and I may post more.
Disclaimer: the video display on my laptop seems to be failing and I can't guarantee the accuracy of the color on this and further images until I fix or replace the machine.
One of the things we frequently do when we visit Tamarindo is take a boat ride on the wide estuary that separates the town from Playa Grande. A local guide takes you out for a couple of hours, teaching about the local vegetation and wildlife. The place is crawling with iguanas. Some of them seem to have a sense of nobility.
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.
