Saturday was full of rain. All day long. We went for a late breakfast and then decided that we would not pursue our plan of going snorkeling on the far off island of Zapatillo Cay. We ended up just hanging out and playing lots of cards. I learned two new games and had a relaxing time. We treated ourselves to a “nice dinner” which included a bottle of white wine, main entrees, and dessert. All for the whopping price of $60. While expensive for Bocas Del Toro, an equivalent meal in the US would probably have gone for around $85+ so no bargain, but
well worth it. After dinner we got another bottle of wine and played some more cards but the wine was quite appalling warm and we had no way to chill it. We were kicked out of the deck at midnight when the guard turned off all the lights and nudged us towards our rooms.
I slept really well that night and was a bit sad on Sunday morning when I realized that I couldn’t do much. We grabbed breakfast at a café and then said our goodbyes. The girls went to go snorkel while I went shopping for some trinkets and then had to pack my bag and check out of the hotel. I contemplated finding something to do until 1pm (my flight was scheduled to leave at 1:30) but I ended up getting to the airport about 12:45 and am glad I did. There was an unexpected exit tax to be paid, some customs/immigration forms to deal with and a slow check in process. The flights home went fine, however I had a little bit of trouble reentering Costa Rica because I didn’t have proof of exit. Luckily the Nature Air people had printed up a fake itinerary
for me so that solved the issue and I had about 10 minutes to use the restroom and grab a snack before boarding my flight back to Tamarindo. I landed in Tamarindo around 3 pm and walked the 300 meters to the main road and only had to wait about 5 minutes before the bus to Flamingo came. What luck! Instead of paying $30 for a taxi, I had to pay $1.50 for a bus to Flamingo and then $6 for a taxi to Potrero. I immediately missed the cheap and large number of taxis in Bocas Del Toro.
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