Tuesday and Wednesday were a fun time in CR. On Tuesday, Lil'Harcher and I drove to Quepos to do some fishing. The drive was harrowing in tht lanes really don’t matter to the ticos (locals). There were a few times that we would come to a bridge and have to stop because there was only one lane and the on-coming traffic had the right-away. Once we arrived in Quepos and jumped on the boat, we were off to do some “in-shore” fishing. It was on some of the early casts that we really had luck; I caught my first salt water fish. The morning held all the bites and the afternoon was spent running up and down the pacific coast looking for better bites and some bait. The highlight of the trip was when the steering wheel stopped working and we had to manually steer the boat back to the marina. Needless to say, this is the exact moment Lil'Haracher and I experienced our first CR downpour. I loved it. After spending too much time in the sun the day before, I was welcoming the change in the weather. All Lil'Harcher and I could do was laugh at our slow progress to the marina.
As for Wednesday, we hung out at the pool. The resort has a really nice pool with a “river” running through the whole place and we spent the day just soaking up the rays (this time I was slathered in SPF 30—no more burns for me!). We met a nice couple from North Carolina and chatted with them for a significant amount of time. We finally abandoned the pool to head in to Jaco for some sushi. It was going to be a short night because we had SCUBA diving planned for the next day. As soon as we arrived at Tsunami, we knew this was not going to be a short night. The owner walked in…applause and drinking followed…and after a few casual exchanges we discovered that we knew someone in common…the brother to the main reason we were even eating there…she shall be named G-Dawg since she starts talking with a “sista” accent when she gets spicy. Anyway, Josh knows G-Dawg's older brother and with that connection we were guaranteed at least two free shots. It was great fun, but it meant no diving tomorrow...sleeping in was now the only thing on the agenda.
On my first cast in the ocean, I caught a fish. He was a fighter and rather than take on a face of consternation, I was laughing the whole time I reeled him it in.
Here it is...my first saltwater catch. It's a 15-17 lb Pargo, aka Red Snapper...aka my dinner. Yummy!!!
The Pacific Coast near Manuel Antonio. A view from sea.
It may seem silly, but yes...we did take pictures of our sushi... for our friend G-Dawg. The place we are eating at is in Jaco and is called Tsunami. Significance? The sister restaurant is in Huntington Beach. If it were up to G-Dawg, we would have Crunchy Rolls from Tsunami for dinnner every night...I miss G-Dawg as a roomie!
Lil' Harcher is displaying the array of yummy sushi. (I have yet to figure out how to rotate pictures on my blog...so rotate your head.)
As for Wednesday, we hung out at the pool. The resort has a really nice pool with a “river” running through the whole place and we spent the day just soaking up the rays (this time I was slathered in SPF 30—no more burns for me!). We met a nice couple from North Carolina and chatted with them for a significant amount of time. We finally abandoned the pool to head in to Jaco for some sushi. It was going to be a short night because we had SCUBA diving planned for the next day. As soon as we arrived at Tsunami, we knew this was not going to be a short night. The owner walked in…applause and drinking followed…and after a few casual exchanges we discovered that we knew someone in common…the brother to the main reason we were even eating there…she shall be named G-Dawg since she starts talking with a “sista” accent when she gets spicy. Anyway, Josh knows G-Dawg's older brother and with that connection we were guaranteed at least two free shots. It was great fun, but it meant no diving tomorrow...sleeping in was now the only thing on the agenda.
On my first cast in the ocean, I caught a fish. He was a fighter and rather than take on a face of consternation, I was laughing the whole time I reeled him it in.
Here it is...my first saltwater catch. It's a 15-17 lb Pargo, aka Red Snapper...aka my dinner. Yummy!!!
The Pacific Coast near Manuel Antonio. A view from sea.
It may seem silly, but yes...we did take pictures of our sushi... for our friend G-Dawg. The place we are eating at is in Jaco and is called Tsunami. Significance? The sister restaurant is in Huntington Beach. If it were up to G-Dawg, we would have Crunchy Rolls from Tsunami for dinnner every night...I miss G-Dawg as a roomie!
Lil' Harcher is displaying the array of yummy sushi. (I have yet to figure out how to rotate pictures on my blog...so rotate your head.) 
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