We are on our Anniversary vacation. so Where did we end up? Puntarenas north, and Jaco bay. This is on the Pacific coast. Kevin had planed a surprise for the Arenal Volcano but after meeting on Friday we both had a desire to see the sea and Kevin just started driving towards the west coast. We have the use of the bosses toyota truck and his GPS. it took only 2 hours and we were at puntareanas, it was dark and only the naughty people were out on the corners (ie prostitutes) so we went to the only hotel we could find( Yardarne ) 60.00 a night but guess what it was right on the beach! one step and you were on this incredible black sand and no people there to fight with. There was a fairy boat down the way where they have touristy things Kevin bought ray ban sun glasses 1500. colones! And cassie you will be jeolous but I got a ausie style hat for 4.00 dollars with a lizzard(Iguana) on it. We saw the most awsome group of iguanas sunning themselves on the rocks by the beach...away from us! This was Kevin and I first time ever swiming in the ocean! wonderfull waves that picked us up and deposited us where ever it wanted. I found out I pretty much float like a cork. NO yucky floating stuff or sea weed but black sand that is so fine its almost like mudd. And I wasnt afraid of Sharks! (Viviana) I never thought I could get past my phobia but I did! Kevin has been a charmer putting up with me and my changeble moods. We are now in Jaco bay where there is TOOOOOO many americans and touristy kinda like the old Sanfrancisco used to be. Lots of souviners here beautiful scarfs like the kindKelly White gave me but in bright colors with tucans and Igaunas or buterflys they want 20.00 for each so we pass it by and I am going to see if my boss can get a deal and buy and sell for us at the hotel. I love them. I want all my girlfriends and girls to have one. Kevin failed to pack a shirt for himself, has a hundred of everything else, but we were able to get him 2 for 24.oo with wild floral prints! One american stoped us and asked where we were from, we talked for a bit but he said that what drew him to talk to us was kevins Incredibles hat! Oh well we do stick out but thats ok.
Went to dinner last night. They try to get you on everything, I asked for a glass of water and he insisted on bottled as the water is not good to drink...bull pucky he just wanted the extra 2.oo charge, and I told him tap was fine, wouldnt give me it...oh well some things you just let pass. We here now on the internet at a coffee shop simular to starbucks that has free internet, and we are on the phone to the girls and telling them all our fun stuff, boy do I miss them, when we were at the beach I could just remember them as crazzy kids running at each wave. Oh well good memories. Dad I love you for emailing your first time keep trying to figure out this bloggy thing cause we really have only minutes sometimes to reply or note things for email. Love you all -Katalena

Well... not much else to add to that. We are thinking of continuing south towards Quepos we are just kind of going with what we want on this little trip. Even though we love our mountain Hotel home - there is nothing like the beach! It is nice that it only about a 2 hour drive from our place to get to the water! - Perhaps the next time we will get to the Carribean side -Port Limon.

We will have lots of pictures to post to the website when we get back - that is if the Internet is working yet!

Love to all - keep the comments coming they are our link to you!

Kevin