Tropical Bungee and we´re out

After our straightforward, written exam, we hit up happy tour with a fellow BC boy, Jonathan, then headed to the Going Global party, where they had different country drink specials every hour.
Thursday morning, we headed to Starfleet for our 2 free dives. The first we saw a huge barracuda, and for the second dive, we went to the wreck again, where the highlight for me was seeing a pod of baby squid.
We caught the 2pm ferry and then took a taxi to the Costa Rican border with a girl from Winnipeg. She had just had a terrible experience in Panama, so was keen to get back to Costa Rica. The five of us were all going to Peurto Viejo, and upon arrival, a man off the bus lead us to a quiet alley hostel. It had private bathrooms and hammocks to laze in, so we were set.
Later that evening, after eats, we headed to Hot Rocks for a free movie, followed by bed.

Friday, the sun was shining brightly, so we walked to Playa Cocles to chill out for the day. We played a game of beach soccer with some Swedish guys, and I realized how out of shape I was in, apart from the fact that the sun was scorching hot. The rest of the day consisted of playing in the waves, lazing in hammocks and drinking beers.
Friday night, we hung out at our hostel and played cards and other such games.
Again on Saturday, the sky was clear and the sun was hot, so after a delicious breakfast at Café Rico (best and most filling fruit salad I have ever had), we rented bikes and biked to Punta Uva. There we did much the same as the previous day. My last Saturday night in Costa Rica wasn´t too eventful, for I fell asleep before making it to the bar. Too much sun and beer I guess.

We really lucked out on our last few days, especially considering we were on the Caribbean, where it rains pretty much every day. Sunday it was hot and sunny again, so we walked to Playa Negra, and had a repeat of the last two days (minus the beer part, because we were all running short on Money).
Before 5pm rolled around, Connor and I made our way to the Reef Runners office to sign up for one last scuba diving session.

After dinner, we went to Hot Rocks again, and sat through 2 and a half movies…twas a great way to save money and kill some time.

Early Monday morning, Connor and I picked up some breakfast at Café Rico and then made our way to the dive shop to suit up. After 3 days of sunshine and very little rain, the visibility was prime, and the sun was again a scorcher.
Our first dive we managed to reach 21 metres, and see some cool shaped coral walls. The colors of the coral were not nearly as spectacular as in Bocas, but the fish were still beautiful. We saw some huge lobsters, and on our second dive, we managed to see a nurse shark…definitely the highlight of the dive!

We caught the 4pm bus, which was more or less brand new with plastic still on the seats. Funny, because on the way down, from San Jose, we had the oldest bus possible…mind you, the driver was far crazier, so we could only assume they give the stable ones the nice busses.

Upon arrival to Alajuela, we checked into our hostel, ate some 13 food at El Diamante and hit they hay for our big last day.

Today, we were up early, grabbed some baked goods and sorted out our bungee jumping. We decided to go out with a yeehaw and a holy &%!$, so talked to jumping price down, met up with Gabriel at noon, and headed to the tropical bungee site. 262 feet high is what the bridge was, and Jesse, Nathan and I took our turns jumping and falling 220 feet…definitely the scariest thing I think I have ever experienced. The trees and the river seem to race upward incredibly fast, and not just once, but 3 or 4 times.
With the rest of the afternoon, we played pool and had one last meal at the Chinese Restaurant (El Diamante).

With that said…Good bye Central America! It has been more than spectacular!

Photos: Jesse jumping off the 262ft high, tropical bridge.