I think we found paradise…. Well not exactly but pretty close to it. We are still in Santa Teresa/Playa Carmen/Mal Pais. I say slash, slash, slash cause they are three beach towns on the Pacific tip of the Nicoya Pennisula right next to each other with not exactly clear divisions. Either way it is deffinately a long strecth of white sand beaches and good surf.

Orginally we only planned on staying here at the Tranquilo Backpackers hostel in Santa Teresa/ Playa Carmen for three days then move on around the pennisula tip to Montezuma, another supposley chill hippish beach town. But after the instense roads from Samara to here we decided it might be a much wiser decision and rented a quad and check it all out before. That and Ryan really wanted to rent a quad of course!!

So on Thursday we road to Montezuma to check it out. And good thing we did cause when we got there we were not too impressed. It is a cute little hippy town with lots of hippies, organic food and hippy camping colonies along side the really expensive hotels all at a gorgeous no surf beach. Dont get me wrong it is a nice town but not what we are looking for. We didnt see any hostels at first sight and it tooked pretty touristy, expensive. Plus I don’t think I could have convinced Ryan to leave Santa Teresa especially when the waves have been so good here.

The one attraction Montezuma does have the Santa Teresa doesnt is waterfalls. So since we decided we weren’t going to stay in Montezuma we decided to visit the waterfall then and there. After driving around for 20 minutes or so we finally found the hidden “back”entrance (I think) to the waterfall. We hiked down a steep hill to the base of the waterfall and I took a dip in the chilly but refreshing water. We only stayed for a little while cause we where both super hungry and left our picnic lunch in the ice chest on the back of the quad.

After lunch and a few hours left on our quad rental we decided to continue riding up the eastern costa of the pennisula to see if there was any place else we might want to visit before heading to San Jose for the next three months. Up and back and we didnt find any place else we would want to spend the next 5-6 days expect on the very tip of the pennisula back toward Santa Teresa we did find tons of good selcuded beachs with probably good snorkeling. So that’s when we decided what we wanted to do. Stay in Santa Teresa till the end of the weekend for Ryan to catch the good surf till then come back to the secluded beaches for a day or two of snorkeling.

Even though we spent the whole day with the rented quad checking out places to stay for the next week we had a great time. We agreed that we saw the most beautiful landscapes we have ever seen in our enitre lives. From open green farmland plains, to super lush “Jarasic Park” mountainess jungles, to secluded crystal clear blue oceans and white sand beaches. And again we agreed that the southern tip of the Costa Rica Nicoya Pennisula is a Paradise.