The REAL paradise.

Okay. We thought Bastimentos was pretty great. And then we went to Playa Bluff. And the defination of "great" just changed.
It is most certainly one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen. It is not, however, one of the most easily accesible. We had to bring all our own food and water for two days because it is so isolated. In order to get there, we needed to head back to Bocos Town and then take an hour long taxi ride over the WORST road I have ever seen. Much worse, even, then the road to Monteverde. And the road to Monteverde is pretty bad. This road was downright ridiculous. The car had to dip up and down over large pits and holes and had to drive through car-door-high puddles. At some points, the car had to drive directly on the beach itself. Someone in the taxi said, "You know, this place had better be worth it."
And let me tell you, it was. It was heaven.
We arrived at the hotel with many bags of food and jugs of water and ran around in utter joy. We were staying in the main building of the hotel as the only guests, so we had the place pretty much to ourselves. There was a private beach and places to go snorkeling just steps away and a view that was to DIE for. I have included here a picture of one view from the room I shared with Erica in the hotel.