Back to Costa Rica

I am not entirely sure what was being said when this picture was taken, but I believe the facial expressions of everyone here clearly state: "We are really hot and sick of riding on buses." At this point, we had crossed successfully back over the border and were waiting for the third vehicle of the day to come by to take us back to Puerto Viejo.
Once in Puerto Viejo, we found a lovely place to stay that actually had a shower that worked...but, for some reason, had only warm water. In the heat of the Carribean coast, you really want a cold shower. Anyway, at least it was water!
Puerto Viejo is a nice little town, if a bit touristy. There are lots of restaurants, though, which we enjoyed after two days of cooking for ourselves on Playa Bluff. There was even a place to get bagels in cream cheese, if you can believe it. It was strange feeling being in this tiny town in Costa Rica, eating bagels.
We also had dinner at a sushi restaurant...another odd out-of-place experience. But so yummy.
On our second day in Puerto Viejo we rented bikes and biked to a beach to swim nearby. It is called Playa Uva and it was very peaceful and empty. I do not have any pictures of Playa Uva, sorry. But you can trust me...it was lovely.