Jaco to Uvita Coastal Drive

We were up bright and early and enjoyed video calls with family, a classic Costa Rican breckie (rice, beans, plantain, egg and hot sauce), then a lovely relaxing morning playing dominoes and cooling off in the pool. Wandered around the bustling strip of Jaco. Quite a lively touristy sport, though various families of Venezuelan beggars which wasn’t great. Before leaving we enjoyed some gelato then hopped into the car for our 1hr 40 costal drive. Just out of Jacó we made a swift U-Turn to stop and admire a huge parrot at the top of a roadside tree. The drive wasn’t as beautiful as envisioned, more like Groundhog Day with palm groves - we were blown away at first by the acres and acres of groves, but the straight road soon became tiresome, but tunes and chat passed the drive.

We arrived in Uvita, and checked into our apartment (a little upmarket treat in preparation Rach’s birthday tomorrow). We relaxed in the cool lounge/by the pool, before heading out to catch the sunset. Walked allong the beach admiring the hazy hills in the distance, the pink sunsetting over the palm trees, and the little crabs scuttling across the smooth sand.

Uvita itself is a strange place, a bit like a South American Wild western town… much lower key than Jaco and spread out, with more whale watching tours operators than hotels. We found a fabulous Mexican restaurant where we enjoyed a lovely meal after picking up supplies for our early start/ tomorrow’s adventure…Read more