Our first trip to Margaritaville was in the morning. Yes, there was more than one trip. We had cased the location yesterday and we really liked the beach at Playa Flamingo which is right in front of Margaritaville so we came to the beach for the morning. There are lots of different types of beach material where we are in Costa Rica and this was the nicest sand version we've been too. The beaches in Costa Rica have been incredibly clean. Very little garbage and very little organic material either.
The whole family spent the morning playing in the waves. The waves were very unpredictable. Some would be a gentle lap on the shore and others would be 4 or 5 feet tall and would break at a random distance from the shore. This meant you might gently rise with the wave in one instance and be knocked off your feet for the next. The waves break too close to shore for surfing but using the body board was lots of fun. Only Carter seems to end up having any trouble with wave playing. Somehow he always ends up with sand in places he doesn't want it.
We came back to the condo for lunch and some pool time before heading back to Margaritaville for dinner. This time we went to the "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere' bar. The menu has definitely not been Jimmy Buffet approved and most of the hotel is under various stages of construction. The major signage has all been updated but there weren't many people and there still isn't a souvenir shop. Kerry will have to come back at a later date to get her Jimmy Buffet shot glass.
We stuck around for sunset. By this time the tide was coming in and the wind was starting to pick up. Some of the waves hitting the beach were over six feet high. Some crazy dad was out in the surf making halfhearted attempts at keeping his kids out of the water. There was at least one point where the rip tide back out looked very strong though it ended quickly. Sunset was amazing. Only one day left and then back to spring time in BC.
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