Costa Rica - Robbed!

After renting a car, I drove to Arenal. Shortly I will put a picture of the road, but I would say there were more pot holes than actual pavement. After a short hike, I was througoughly drenched, but did get the opportunity to hear what I thought was the volcano erupting. It spewed out a some smoke and looked really cool. see picture below.

Anyway, after that, I headed to Nosara where a friend I met on the plane offered to let me stay at his place. It is also plagued with potholes, but the rental car made it fine. The beach there has excellent surf, and I practiced a bit the following morning and evening, until the sun set.
Below are pictures of me surfing and the road.




During the afternoon, I went to see a plot of land my friend purchased and intends to subdivide a bit. I was definitly interested after realizing it borders a nature reserve, and after walking back along the river to do a bit of swimming in the waterfalls. That same evening, being that it was Costa Rican Independence day, I splurged on a fancy buffet with typical food, and live music.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, while surfing at the beach, the car got broken into. Don´t worry, it was the best possible robbery in history. I only had around $20 in my wallet, they only took one debit card, and left the wallet. also, they didn´t damage the vehicle, but picked the lock. The lock was slightly damaged, but the rental place didn´t care. In any case, I hope to straighten out the debit card issue in Atlanta. I figure I am bound to be robbed, and this worked out perfectly. a bit of money, a debit card, and some cheap sunglasses.

Well, I am in Tegucigalpa now, after a day long bus journey. I will fly to Atlanta tomorrow, where I hope to add several pictures.