Playa Fantasia

Today’s adventure was a catamaran ride to a private beach, Playa Fantasia. Once we got on the boat, they brought around drinks—Tico Locos—and fresh fruit. There were 14 of us in our group, and when we arrived we truly had the beach to ourselves.

There was a tiki hut bar there, and we both had more liquor than we’ve had in years. Scotty tried different drinks, but I stuck with piña coladas. Yum, yum, yum! There were also plantain chips with queso, corn, and salsa. I really liked the plantain chips.

The water temperature was just perfect, though the waves were a bit rough. The ocean floor was sandy with very few shells, but there were some smooth stones here and there.

While I was out in the water, I saw two macaws fly across the beach and land in a tree just above where our group was sitting. It was so, so cool to see them flying—and then to watch them spend some time in the trees eating avocados.

The guides also took us out in a smaller boat to go snorkeling. We didn’t see a lot of fish because the water was rough and the sand was being stirred up, but we did see a few fish, along with sea urchins, rocks, and coral.

Lunch was absolutely delicious. We had chicken skewers with vegetables and beef skewers with vegetables, along with salad and potatoes.

After lunch we walked down the beach, and then I got back in the water again. It was a heavenly

Back at our unit we went to the pool. After so many drinks and being in the sun, the water felt incredibly refreshing. Later we came inside to clean up and then walked out to the beach to watch another beautiful sunset.

On the way home, Scotty got a pizza pastry and I got a smoothie with mango, pineapple, and strawberries.

Life is so good. Pura Vida!