So living only 15 km from the beach, it makes perfect sense that the first beach I go to after arriving in site takes about 7 hours of travel to reach! Playa Sámara in Guanacaste is a lovely cove beach, famous for consistent waves and known as a good spot for beginning surfers. Now contrary to popular opinion in my town, I actually went to the beach in the name of work! We had a VAC (Volunteer Action Council) meeting, which is basically a method of communication between the volunteers and the staff in San José. Like our own little government council, where we can voice suggestions and/or complaints, as well an opportunity to share our experiences as volunteers in our sites. (Yeah, we still got some beach time in...) 
I was even convinced to take my one night out of site for June and live up to my potential as a beach bum! So glad I did, there´s nothing like a group of volunteers living it up! Here´s some of the girls in front of our hotel on the beach.
Only one week later, I finally took it upon myself to visit the (supposedly) beautiful beaches in my area. Everyone from my area had been telling me that I "just had to go." And beautiful they certainly were! Playa Coyote is a hidden treasure and I was able to enjoy it all on my own after a healthy 17 km walk from my town! A little over 3 hours of walking and I arrived at a small cliff overlooking the ocean. The cliff sits at the mouth of the River Coyote, which feeds into the Pacific Ocean. I experienced a few minutes of worry because I was so close and quite there before I realized I could walk down a river runoff and cross the river to the other side of the beach. (The tide came in while I was enjoying the sun and I returned a different way than I had arrived. Let´s just say I was using my good judgment not to cross that river at high tide!) The beach has an enchanting isolation factor, it´s simply charming! And there´s droves of tiny red crabs that color the not quite white and not quite dark colored sand. The picture shows the river and the beach beyond it. It does not do justice to the real life image however... you will just have to come and visit for yourself!
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I know I just might have to come and visit myself. Maybe Eileen and I will come together. It will be like the road trip you took with her to NY in that little animation!!!
Hope all is well out there.......
Me alegra mucho saber que sigues disfrutando de todo aquello, y la verdad ahora que estamos en veranito dan muchas ganas de ir para allá....pero de momento me tendré que conformar que no es poco con las experiencias que nos describes...
Un fuerte abrazo desde España.
Y recuerda...se te echa de menos.
David.
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