Mama and I got up early and walked the trails this morning.
The resort had some awesome primitive trails which circled the property. We
watched the toucans (Chestnut Mandibles) play in the trees for a while. The
birds have such vibrant colors and are very voicetrous! When we got back to the
room, Thomas, Mama, and I headed to the restaurant for some breakfast. Olivia
was still sleeping. Breakfast was included and I believe the cheapest meal we
have had here since arriving.
When I was at the front desk earlier, I noticed they had
some fishing poles leaning up in the corner. Feeling empowered with all that
yummy Tico breakfast, LT and I decided to go try our luck. We grab the fishing
poles and noticed they were not in the greatest shape or even had hardly any
line on them, but beggars can’t be choosers! The only bait we had was some bread
balls that were in a container by the poles. I believe it was the same food
they were feeding the horses earlier in the morning. Let the games begin.
Naturally, playing on unfamiliar turf, the fish quickly scored up the takes,
but eventually, we managed to catch a couple.
While we were fishing, Anna headed to breakfast with Olivia.
We caught up with them a little later at the room. The entire family pod went
for a hike around the property for about an hour or so. Hot, sweaty, and ready
for some cooling off, we grabbed our suits and headed to the pool. We all had
some drinks and Olivia ordered a few appetizers to manage the bellies growls.
Earlier this morning I made reservations to attend a chocolate-making class for all of us at 1pm. We could only hang by the pool for a little
under an hour before going to the class. We definitely made the best of trying
all the pools, drinking, and powering down the snacks. A few minutes before
1pm, we headed down to the restaurant for the chocolate experience.
I was glad to see it was a private class. Our instructor was
named Carlos, a native to the area since birth and he had been here working at
the property for the last six years. I can honestly say everything I knew about
chocolate, the cocoa plant, and the chocolate-making process was totally wrong.
The class was super informative and we all had a ball. It was so rewarding watching
the kids interact and totally get into the whole process. We made and tried
several different chocolate drinks and in the end even made our own unique
chocolate bars. We have yet to try them.
With our brains freshly stimulated, we headed into town, La
Fortuna. The girls wanted to shop around and walk the streets. After a few
hours, we to Anch’io for dinner. We had eaten there ten years ago and it was
some of the best pizza we had ever had. And let’s just say, they did not disappoint.
The food was just as we remembered – AMAZING! Anna got pasta, which was so
flavorful. Olivia and Thomas got a capressi pizza and a pumpkin soup. I opted
for a pepperoni pizza. Nothing was left, except for a few slices. They gave us
a complimentary bruschetta and a flan dessert that was over the top. I could
have had 4 or 5 of those just as a meal.
It was a little after 6pm now and we started to head back to
the car. I stopped in one of the shops that were more of a general-purpose store
and found some tackle. I manage to buy line, hooks, and a lure all for a little
over $3. INSANE! We the new wares, we could surely refit the fishing poles at
the lodge and even the playing field now. Olivia and Anna headed back into a
store we visited earlier and decided to donate some dinero to the locals. They
came out with a bag of stuff.
With all of us a little bit on the done side, we drove back
to the resort (about 20-25 minutes), headed to the pool for some drinks, and
then I called it a night. Thomas stayed back in the room and chilled as well,
however, the girls lit it up for the last evening at Chachagua and hung at the
pool for a few hours before finally coming back to the room around 11pm.
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