The journey from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast was long as arduous. The air conditioning was apparently on the blink, and the humidity was oppressive. My pounding head and dry mouth suggested that my earlier vodka cocktail, which seemed like a marvelous idea at the time, was perhaps not such a wise idea. Hot tears stung my eyes as I remembered my safe, comfortable bed inside my air conditioned home back in Charleston. I longingly envisioned myself chasing two extra strength ibuprofen tablets with a large glass of ice water, then soothing my aching and sweaty body with a hot shower and cool aloe moisturizer and settling beneath my crisp cotton sheets for eight hours of blissful, uninterrupted slumber.
Night fell hard and fast as we made our way down a narrow stretch of road surrounded by the rainforest jungle on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. We passed through my favorite village of Puerto Viejo; the little dirt roads are now lined with multitudes of colorful open air cafes and markets where hippie surfers and stray dogs stroll lazily up and down the streets.
Five Weeks in Costa Rica Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo
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