Yesterday, Callie, two girls who work at the hostel, and I went to San Jose's lesser equivalent of Six Flags. Since it is the beginning of this area's summer season, there were a lot of people there! We only rode 6 rides but we were there for almost 6 hours. So tired! So, you could say we spent most of our time waiting and conversing and catching some sun. Callie got burned on her shoulders. The rides were fun, though they didn't last long at all. Then, we rode three rides you'd see at a county fair and a water ride. The water ride was the one that we waited in line for the most, of course, we wanted to ride it because we were so hot. By the time we got through the two lines, the sun was setting behind some clouds and it got chilly. Weird ride, though. It was a huge raft that fit seven people, and basically we went down a huge slide and floated down a lazy river. The other people in our boat had a splash fight with the boat in front of us, and promptly, got reprimanded for it. haha. Last night, we booked our hostel in Tamarindo. It's called Chocolate Hostel. It looks very nice, and, get this...it has a pool! BOOYAHH! To top off the already wonderful day we had yesterday, the hostel got their hot shower heads fixed. We got hot showers now! Not much going on today. Tried to get some laundry done, but all they have around here is dry-cleaners. No Bueno. Maybe Callie and I will paint on a door at this hostel soon.
Miranda
For the first 4 days we were in San Jose we hadn't ventured too far from the hostel. We went to the park (one WHOLE block away) and Miranda went to the market, which was about 7 blocks away. Don't get me wrong it's been nice this hiatus I've had from work and life it's self, but been feeling kinda cooped up. So, the other night at the hostel bar (The Rugged Pineapple) we randomly asked about the amusement park I had seen signs to. The Hostel manager Melissa looked it up and it was so cheap and looked like so much fun we made quick plans to go the next morning. Took a five minute taxi and made it to Parque de Destraciones. While in line for the first ride a fight broke out between two dads over who got to ride in the first car LOL. They were quickly asked to leave and everyone cheered for justice served. It was nice being around all the Ticos and seeing the diversity of everyone around. People and families and rides and too expensive food. Really, it was just like home. I hadn't been to six flags in a long time because all the rides are the same. Doesn't really justify spending 30 USD for the same thing over again. But for 7200 Colones, about 14 USD, you get you know, a more scaled down version of six flags, but whole new concepts of rides. Rides I've never seen before. DA BOMB. The sun and the absence of our siestas and an oncoming storm made us leave a little earlier than I am used to, but I was worn slap out. We opted to take a more economy friendly bus ride back to the hostel (255 colones, so about 50 cents). The bus we spotted drove off, so we raaaaannnn about 50 yds to get the one that pulled up...and it promptly pulled passed us. So we raaaannnn up the block to catch it, and it drove off without us. So we waited for another and hopped on. Back home I took my first real actually hot shower. Not cool, not tepid, not even really lava, how i like it. But hot. I shaved and it felt so wonderful. Do you know what its like having to shower, but avoiding the water like it's poison? Yeah. Much appreciation. I was so prepared to sleep well. But between Neil Gaimen, the snoring German, and the bar down the street, sleep eluded me yet again. It's not like I am doing too much for it to really effect me though. So no bones. Tried to get some laundry done but it's drop off only, and we would have to pick it up in 2 1/2 days. Bunk that. So we bought some detergent and a brush for 1.30 USD. Sweet prices, bro. And I am prepared to take to the sink.We booked our stay at the Chocolate Hotel in Tamarindo (north west of us on the Nicoya Peninsula), and I am already for the beach big time. Tuesday morning we will be on a bus there. Before we head, sometime Monday evening, our loved ones will receive there check in phone calls. Much love.
Callie
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