Costa Rica, Day 7: Playas del Coco

We were surprised to find that breakfast at this hotel was restaurant style rather than buffet and we had to order from menus. Not knowing the portions, we ended up ordering way too much (the typical Costa Rican breakfast, plus French toast, and sides of hash browns and pancakes).

After that, as there was really not much to do in the area besides go to the beach, we decided to take a 10 minute cab to the nearby area, Playas del Coco. Coco was an interesting contrast with Hermosa. It felt much more like a tourist place, with lots of souvenir shops, adventure tours, and beach style restaurants/bars. The beach itself seemed more dirty, with a number of boats in the water... Not a beach I would want to swim in. Definitely glad we chose to stay in Hermosa. While in Coco, we came upon a smoothie stand. Apparently the person who runs it was not in that day, so a woman from the pharmacy next door came out to make them for us! We also checked out a couple supermarkets. These ones definitely seemed more tourist-oriented than the others we had previously been to.

It was overcast all day with intermittent rain, which was unfortunate because we had signed up for a sunset cruise that evening. Foiled. Fortunately we were able to get a refund... But basically we weren't able to do anything the rest of the day with the rain. Oh well.