Making Plans

February 14: 90 degrees

We began the day with breakfast from Bread & Chocolate, an awesome little breakfast/lunch place with French press coffee directly next door to where we are staying, Cabinas Larry. 

Flowers made from a palm leaf

We've been planning with Katrina, Dave and Katrina's mom, Linda, to get a house near the beach.  Linda joined Katrina and Dave for the last 10 days of their trip in order to escape the cold near Montreal.   With 5 of us, it can be about the same price per person we're paying now for hostels, apartments, hotel rooms, etc but much, much nicer.   Dave found a place starting Feb 18, so Kas and I have a few days to kill before we get the house.   We consider many options, but decide on a quick trip to Bocas del Toro, Panama.  We book it today.

Later, we meet up with Katrina, Dave and Linda to discuss the house plans and have a drink.  It's also Valentine's Day.  Here in Costa Rica it's called Lover's Day, and a little less on the romance (even though it's called "lovers") than in the US. Instead, many places are having parties to celebrate and people tend to get together with lovers AND friends for Lovers Day.

It rained on us at happy hour, but we didn't care.  Linda brought chocolate from Canada for us to share, some dude was making flowers and grasshoppers out of palm leaves, and we listened to some live music to end another fun day.

Grasshoppers from Palm leafs.  This guy was good!  Our friend Dave bought him some vodka for his efforts.