Rainy Days In Jacó

When we arrived in Jaco it was sunny so we decided to go for a walk along the main street. It was the first bigger city since San José and we were excited to see some nice shops. The Hostel De Haan had highly been recommended by some friends who had already been to Costa Rica, so our expectations were high. We were welcomed by the friendly owner Wilson, who suggested us some activities and places to see. While we were walking it started raining so we hid in a supermarket because we had to buy things for dinner anyways. It started raining so bad that we were reluctant to walk back right away so we stayed in the supermarket, which by now is basically our home, walked around, fooled around and eventually when the rain was less heavy we walked back to the hostel. We survived but Noah‘s baguette unfortunately didnt. Now, let me talk about something: Of course it matters if a hostel is clean, the beds are more or less comfy and the place is safe but what is most important is that there‘s a good equipped kitchen. Hostel De Haan provided everything, even a pool but the kitchen was a catastrophy. There was one tiny little pan, about as big as the palm of my hand and some dirty pots. We wanted to make lentil daahl and it was nearly impossible. The stove didnt really work either by the way. In the end after struggeling for a while we managed to cook something similar. We started taking it as a challenge to cook a meal with zero equipment, thinking bout it now it was funny but at that moment i was quite desperate (noah can approve). We were tired so we just played some card games and then tried out the Jacó Bar close to the hostel, where we tried the chiliguaro shot. This is a typical costa rican spicy shot - we didnt really like it but i still think its a matter of habit. The next day we rented boards at our hostel and went surfing and I got a sunburn (yes mom, i put on sunscreen but the sun was too strong). Afterwards we went to the city and did some shopping. The woman in the shop where I bought some clothes told me I should go to the supermarket and get aloe vera for my skin, what we did later on, as you can see in the video. We went to a place which is rated the best burger place in costa rica so noah obviously had to try one. He was happy:). Afterwards we hiked to the Miro, a really nice viewpoint but the moment we got there it started raining really really heavily but there was a ceiling. We were kind of stuck so we waited for a while. There were other people who also didnt leave the place. At some point we realized it was gonna get dark before the rain stops so we got undressed up to our underwear, put everything we had in the small plastic bag we had thanks to my shopping earlier and started walking. The people thaught we were crazy but honestly, for me, this was one of the highlights. As we got down to the village and kept walking in out underwear on the streets in jaco, suddenly and totally by chance I met Aline and Dömi, two ski instructors from Laax. They had been travelling for 8 weeks through Nicaragua and now through Costa Rica. They‘re heading to Panama next. We chatted for a while, couldnt believe this crazy coincidence and walked on until we got to a waffle place that made glutenfree waffles and ordered some, still in our underwear. Next day, surfing, but the waves were a bit rough. In the afternoon we went Ziplining and later on had dinner at a really really nice place called green room. There was even life music. The next morning we left Jaco. However, before leaving we took a picture with Wilson, the owner! And back we were on the road towsrds Puntarenas where we would get the ferry…Read more