Costa Rica 2019 Day 1: Playa Hermosa, Coco

My first day in Costa Rica! The red eye to Miami was ROUGH. In terms of turbulance as well as not being able to fall asleep once. Loud baby...by the time I got to Miami at 6am I was a zombie.  I tried to sleep during the four hour layover but the AC was a little too cold to be able to sleep...napped a little bit during the flight to Liberia, but otherwise I've been super tired today!

Adobe car rental was so easy and accomodating. Got my 4x4 and its a cute, small size!  They also gave me a small phone to make local calls on, which is really helpful.

My cute little Mitsubishi ASX Venza.  Comfortable and new!  Thanks, Adobe!

My first stop was the Airbnb in Playa Hermosa. It is located in Monte Paraiso on a giant hill with SUPERB views, which is so inviting to just relax there and enjoy.

Incredible view of Playa Hermosa from Airbnb

I needed to pick up breakfast foods and water from the grocery store, and decided to drive 10+ minutes to Playa del Coco.  There weren't too many cars out, but I encountered my first large iguana-crossing!  I was a little unaccustomed to the driving once I got to Coco. People and bikes are around and you need to drive slow and carefully. I was also confused about parking spots sometimes when nothing was labeled.

Dinner from Chorotacos

Signs of development appeared throughout the Hermosa to Coco drive. I passed many groups of construction workers. I wonder what the future of the area will be like.

Supermarket Super Luperon was a small, local grocery store where I picked up some fruits, snacks, and drinks. Right outside was a casual restaurant that has a lot of great reviews, Chorotacos, so I had to try them out for my super late lunch. It was a weird late-lunch time, so I just ordered a lot and figured I'd eat lunch + dinner relaxing w the view.  What a deal, $12 for two tacos and a burrito. I loved the toppings and freshness. The flavors were great.

I stayed put and hung out with the view until I was too sleepy at 6pm..was really struggling to stay up. But I pushed through, and tomorrow is another big day!