Saturday

As far as getting acclimated goes, we're finally getting used to the weather (or it's getting cooler).  Either way, it's a huge relief because neither of us are particularly pleasant when we're overheated (who is?).  It's been a challenging week, but also really fun to get the lay of the land, not just as tourists, but as people living here.  Sure, we do a bunch of touristy stuff, but we're really making a point to go off the beaten path a little.
This is probably boring you by now, but we basically do most of the same things each day.  Yesterday, we slept in and then hit the beach (what else)!  Since it was Saturday, it was more packed than I had ever seen it.  There were people everywhere!  It was like one of those clown cars, where clowns just keep emerging, even when you think there can't possibly be any more room.  I'm not calling Costa Ricans clowns, btw.  Bad analogy.
Anyway, we saw a weird tadpole:

It reminds me of one of those ridiculous movies about geneticists creating a tiny creature only to discover it has dangerous abilities and then it kills them all and eats their brains.  So, if my brain is eaten in the next 2 months, you know what happened.
This wild and CRAAAAZY guy was paragliding above us:

That is a little too much for me.  With my luck and lack of coordination, I would steer myself right into a shark's mouth (actually that would be really coordinated of me).
It would be a tragedy if we went to the beach in the afternoon without watching the sun set at our favorite beach hangout:

This guy was horseback riding on the beach with 2 other horses in tow.  Greedy!
I actually took a 1:45 minute video of the sun setting.  I tried to post it, but of course my internet is taking forever, so I gave up.  It was honestly kinda boring anyway, but can you believe the sun sets in less than 2 minutes??  What a trip.
Then we decided to stay until it got dark, which was just as pretty as the sunset:

They put out these festive tiki torches to ward off mosquitoes, which are the worst at dusk.  I've been bitten more than a few times so far and that's with bug spray and permethrin.  Bugs really just love me.  I have sweet, delicious blood and they can't get enough.  Everywhere I go, I'm the first and last one to get bit.  Aaron hasn't been bitten once!  His blood must taste like a garbage can.  I'm so jealous.
Then it got really dark:

Do you like Pina Coladas?  Getting caught in the rain?  Actually, I don't like either.  That guy and his wife really found each other because none of that stuff he sang about sounded fun.  So, I'm not a huge coconut fan, but these Pina Coladas were amazing!  By far the best I've ever had and I don't even like coconut!

On the way home, we saw a frog just hopping across the road:

and we proceeded to scare the living daylights out of it by taking pictures.  Sorry froggy!

Saturday night seemed like the night everyone would be out, so we decided to hit the town for round 2!  And boy did Saturday night deliver!  There were people everywhere!  We went out early tonight because Aaron just couldn't wait, so at 8pm we're alone at Orange Pub:

so I made Aaron take stupid pictures of me (yes, I was sober):

My Bob Marley face wasn't on point, but who looks like Bob Marley?  Jim Morrison, on the other hand:

Twinsies!  The bartender was super nice and gave us free shots.  This is a local alcohol (tasted like a vodka) in Costa Rica and he made a spicy Bloody Mary mix:

It wasn't bad, but Bloody Marys aren't my favorite.  Aaron really enjoyed it though.  Then people started showing up and it turned into a sweaty, crazy dance party:

We actually weren't all that sweaty, so this is like shine or lighting or something.  Man, whatever it is, it just looks gross.
Since by now we've just owned the fact that we're sweaty and gross, we wanted food in our bellies NOW!  The only place open was:

I was super skeptical.  How well could Costa Rica do pizza??  I'll tell you: it was fantastic!  For a $3 "slice" (it was a square cut into 6 strips), it was amazing!  We both got pepperoni (Aaron no cheese-for those who don't know, my white, American boyfriend doesn't eat ANY KIND OF CHEESE, EVER!  No, I'm not bitter, why do you ask?), which was spiced a little differently and cut in really thick slices.  Everything was just super fresh and tasty.  We will be going back.  I'll get pictures next time.
Then we hit another bar and we were home by 1:30am.  We took a nighttime dip in the pool.  By "we" I mean Aaron took a dip, while I dipped my feet in and read.  Yes, after a night of drinking and debauchery I like to come home and read.  I know, I'm pretty wild.
Today is another beach day.  We spent a million dollars on a cooler, so we could take food/drinks with us.  The cooler people are making a killing out here, as are the sunscreen people and the bug spray people.  Why can't I be one of these people?  It's not rocket science.  Someone grab a bunch of coolers, fill them with bug spray and ship them to me.  I'll give you 20% and we'll both be rich!