Peninsula de Osa

So we're finally on the Peninsula de Osa. We have always wanted to come here, especially Ian, who's been in CR twice before and never made it here. We packed the little Suzuki Jimny (it's a little 2 door jeep type of thing) and hit the road on March 16th. It took us all day to get to Matapalo, which is the very tip of the peninsula. We got lost down some dirt roads for a bit but we found a beautiful spot in the end. We're camping for free on a beach down a remote dirt road where there are only jungle/beach lodges. No phone, no stores, no nothing. And the surf break is right out front. The waves were so big yesterday. Most were head and a half high, but there were some double overhead out there. I haven't been that scared in the water for a long time. Ian was having the time of his life. Today the waves were a little bit smaller, mostly head high, which suited me and Tim much better. I caught some nice waves today.

There was a crazy thunder and lightening storm last night. We saw the lightening earlier on in the evening across the gulf on the mainland. Then after we went to bed, the storm came right in over head. We had to put the fly on and peg everything down. A big palm brach came down on the tent as we were running around. Thank god there weren't any coconuts up there.

There are tons of wild scarlet macaw parrots flying around. We see them all the time over our campsite and they make such a racket. Defintly not song birds.

I got a crazy heat rash on my face in Uvita and that's now all cleared up. I'm feeling good, no more itchy, red bumpy angry painful bumps. Pam, the owner of Flutternby where we were staying in Uvita, showed me how of mush up the leaves of a tree (can't remember the name even though she told me so many times) and put the green goo on my face. It really worked. Tim had some bumps too and they went away with green goo as well.

Ian is checking the swell report and he's hyperventilating. Looks like some nice waves are rolling in. He's spinning in his chair like a mad fool. We better get back to the beach soon before his head explodes.