Thursday, January 12, 2017

Report #12 Puntarenas, Costa Rica January 11, 2017 Wednesday Sunny & 85 degrees Part #2 Of 3 87 Pictures

 

Church steeple in the distance

 

Housing on the side streets

 

Closed up today

 

One of many shops

 

Another street vendor

 

Internet anyone?

 

A university

 

Fresh produce store

 

Movie store

 

Shops and housing

 

Blue house

 

The stadium

 

Guess soccer is played here

 

Cafes surrounding the stadium

 

Mini-store

 

Little activity today

 

Open at dinnertime

 

Most offered fish entrees

 

A cocktail lounge

 

Beach front park

 

Cool in the shade

 

Better hotels at the end of the spit

 

Looking good

 

Colonial-style

 

Paseo de los Turistas

 

Graffiti

 

A nightclub

 

Beach

 

Typical food vendor

 

Bimbo – the bread company here

 

Amsterdam docked

 

Ferry landing around the corner

 

Walkway to the ferry landing

 

Rock-hiding iguana

 

Several iguanas call this home

 

Mini-pier

 

Fishing boat

 

More private beach

 

Blending with the surroundings

 

Boulders provide shelter

 

It was a long hike to here

 

Rock kitties

 

Clear and sunny skies today

 

Not friendly, but feral

 

Warming up for the day

 

Posing

 

Good spot to rest

 

Ship in the distance

 

Wonder what these iguanas eat?

 

Stop sign

 

Not a lot of traffic up here

 

This looked like a great place to stop

 

Las Brisas Hotel

 

Hotel & restaurant

 

Nice swimming pool

 

Open-air seating

 

Yes, the perfect spot in the shade and breeze

 

The beer was even better – the local brew

 

Sharing an appetizer

 

Not too busy yet

 

Local dine later here

 

Many clouds, but no rain here

 

Hotel next door

 

Best part of town

 

Trees provided a little shade

 

A dove

 

Popular local drink – Churchill (there has to be a story here……)

 

Leisurely walk back

 

More hotels

 

A food stall

 

Treasures

 

Families on the beach

 

Start of the vendors

 

A new concert venue

 

Ship waits

 

Beach towels with $$ design

 

Pareos

 

Vacation time for locals too

 

Shop until you drop

 

The hammock looked enticing

 

A band along the way

 

This xylophone was made with wood

 

Pretty greeter girl

 

Locals collecting the drift wood

 

Long, hot hike back to the ship

 

Pelicans in flight

 

Back by 3pm