The Skies Cleared

After a few days of rain, the sun is shining again.

As I mentioned in my previous post, the balcony at the condo is a relaxing place for Larry to read and for me to do a few fun projects on my computer….so the balcony was perfect for the rainy days. On Sunday we went to Gracie La Vid in Brasilito for a pasta dinner – they have a very good wine selection, especially for a very small restaurant and bar. As with the other restaurants we have gone to, the owners and staff are so friendly and fun. 

Monday started out rainy, so we headed to Tamarindo to look around and grocery shop at Auto Mercado which has everything we needed and more. Tamarindo has many small surfer shops and spots for surf lessons (which of course we didn’t check out). The beach has rocky areas and is rougher – good surf waves but not for swimming. It made us appreciate Reserva Conchal beach even more. 

After our walk around Tamarindo, we found a small cafe (NOI) for brunch. It turns out that the new owners are from Calgary – they took over NOI in August. The restaurant was busy and it did take a long time to get our food, but it was worth waiting for. Plus, the wait gave us time to chat with a very friendly family from the Netherlands – they were visiting their daughter who is here for 3 months learning Spanish. 

Monday afternoon the skies cleared before our dinner at Sentido Norte. Sentido Norte is the restaurant in the Casa Chameleon Boutique Hotel – its about a 40 minute drive from the condo, with the last part of the drive taking a long time because of the many pot holes. Friends suggested Sentido Norte for our Anniversary dinner – thank you Tracey and Tanja for your recommendation -as you said, the view was wonderful as was the food, the ambience and the staff. I was asked to hit the fire gong (which let’s everyone know they are lighting the fires in the pool) – our waitress told us afterward that it brings luck and thought it would be fun for me since it was our anniversary (as the video I posted on Facebook shows I didn’t really know what I was doing until after the fact). At dinner our waiter presented us with a complimentary delicious dessert and best wishes. We enjoyed our time at Sentido Norte so much that we are going again on Thursday, which is our last night at Reserva Conchal.

And now for our pictures from our Anniversary dinner at Sentido Norte.