Friday the 28th of August

Friday I got up around 630am, packed and headed off to school. We got out of class early because we had to catch a bus out of San Jose @ 2pm going directly to Montezuma. Tyler, Pete, Eleanor, Ashley, Justin, Sonja, and I squeezed ourselves into a Conversa taxi and headed off to San Jose. When we were almost there, we found out that the bus station we were being taken to was the Coca Cola station, the most dangerous station in all of San Jose. We were getting a little bit nervous because 7 gringos were about to get dropped off at the most dangerous part of town with a bunch suitcases with us. When we got there we had to almost laugh because everything we had been told made this place seem like a living hell. I thought that there would be a huge rain cloud only over this small area of San Jose, but I was wrong. It was a normal bus station and there were many travelers there so I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. We waited in line to get on the bus because you pay the bus driver for the ticket. As we were waiting in line we knew we were getting on to the right bus, because half of the people waiting with us had surfboards of dread locks or were wearing swimming suits. We got on and the ticket cost about 12 U.S. dollars for the whole transportation which took 6 hours. We were on the bus for about 4 hours and that seemed like forever. There were no bathrooms of rest stops along the way of the trip. The only time the bus would stop would be to let people off. One stop a man came on and sold empanadas which were so good! It hit the spot after being on the bus for so long. Finally we arrived at the port of Puntarenas and got on a car ferry to take us to a port close to Montezuma. The ferry took an hour and we got in around 7pm. From there we took a bus for about 45min which took us to a small town were a city bus picked us up and drove us through dirt roads that were super bumpy. Also there were no lights because we in the middle of the country and the bus lights we not to strong so it was a little bit creepy. We finally reached Montezuma which was a very small town right on the ocean which was made up of two blocks of little surf shops and restaurants. I loved it and it felt really cozy. Our hotel located at the starting of the block so we were one block away from the ocean. We got into our room which was supposed to fit 6 people. There were two doubles one single and a lion king kids mattress. The room wasn’t all that but we made it work because there was an air conditioner. We got unpacked and went out to go exploring and search for food around 9 pm. The town was magical almost because it was a warm balmy night and the air was filled with this sweet smell of incense! There were street venders selling necklaces, pipes, bracelets and all kinds of surfer things. All the locals there were Surfer Bros as I like to call them and it was a good feeling to be there. I felt relaxed because it was a laid back sort of town that didn’t make it seem too touristy. We walked and saw a sign that said Co Colores. We decided to go there and walked down this small driveway with brushes on either side to make this place almost hidden. When we got there it was an open room restaurant with only a roof. You had to step down into the restaurant because it was a bit lower than the ground. This place was so cool because it was right on the ocean and you could hear the waves as you were eating. The place had the same incense smell as the town and it had a really cool vibe. I asked the waitress what the incense was and she said it was cannabis. I had grilled chicken with pina and it was amazing. After the restaurant we went to the only bar in town called Chico’s. We had a beer and then started to dance salsa. As we were dancing it started to down poor and it was so cool because everyone in this town was in the bar dancing as it was down pouring outside. After we all went to bed! What a fun night!