I went on this trip with my best girlfriend and her husband.  Totally normal for the three of us to travel together since I'm the third wheel to their marriage.  We booked places through AirBnB to get the "local" experience, which was my
Surfing.  If you've tried it, you know it's difficult and exhausting.  My first experience was in Australia.  I tried it again in Fiji and Hawaii.  Not the easiest places to learn. Costa Rica was no different.  The waves are
Token sunset photo.  
Our roommate, Dave, the kinkajou .   Second word to the wise, get your standard vaccines prior to traveling to a rain forrest.  Rabies shots are strongly suggested prior to handling wild primates.  And mosquitos are a "thing."
Montezuma Falls  is on the opposite side of the Nicoya Peninsula from Playa Santa Teresa.  A friend recommended it for the cliff jumping, so we "drove" there one afternoon.   Driving in Costa Rica is comparable to being bounced arou
Again, not afraid of heights.  
Second stop, Playa Samara.  Another AirBnB find that was a full-blown hostel set-up... that did not have AC.  Sleeping in 90 degree weather with 100% humidity in a rainforest is borderline impossible if you're use to having air conditionin
Samara is not a touristy town like Tamarindo.  The locals go here to vacation, and none of the big hotel chains have been able to take over because the beachfront property is owned by locals.  It's easier to get here from the Liberia
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