We moved to Tamarindo for the last couple of days of our trip. Tamarindo is a beach town on the west coast. It is a lot more developed and definitely caters to the tourists. It reminds me of surfer towns in California.
Unfortunately, being at the beach for a couple of days isn't very appealing, especially when it's not the spring break like atmosphere. I don't really enjoy the beach as a type of place to "find" myself. I do much better when I'm active. This place is full of couples and families. So, it is a different dynamic here. The night we got here, there was a wedding. Nice wedding, but didn't really need to see it.
This place is reminding me a little bit of my honeymoon, which was the last time I had really spent on the beach. Yeah, there was Cancun, but it wasn't the same (and I don't know why). It's funny how it reminds me of the good memories, even though there were some tense moments on those trips too. I guess I would definitely enjoy this place a little bit more if I were here with someone I was in a relationship.
It's good to be relaxing. I'm not really thinking about work and stuff like that. But my mind is constantly running and thinking about relationships and my situation. I do miss the interaction with someone. Don't worry, I don't think about her, because we already know that there are plenty of reasons why that wasn't that good. It's just tough because I miss the fun and exciting stuff.
On odd thing is hat I don't feel much different here. I think it's because I was in a different state of mind before leaving for the trip. I was already relaxed and work was a little slow. I was a little bit unfocused before and now I feel the same.
I'm actually looking forward to being home. Well, I'm definitely anxious to see my nephew. I cannot believe that my baby sister is a mom. So, I'm looking forward to seeing him on Saturday after I get back.
It's a little funny traveling with these guys. On one hand, you dealing with kid in a candy store who finds everything so amazing. On the other hand you have someone who is more like the person out of college, who's just out to have fun. I'm definitely in the middle. I want to have fun and meet a lot of people, but I do want to get back into a meaningful relationship. Not just any relationship.
Back to Tamarindo. It hasn't been eventful. The first day, we just hung out and drank at the bar. We then ended up a local club across the street called Aqua. We met two women who didn't speak a word of English, but convinced them to teach us how to dance. We were definitely drunk because they did look better that night than they did during the day, when we ran into them on the street. Anyways, it was a fun night, but surprisingly, I wasn't as hungover like the rest of the guys. Maybe I just have a higher tolerance now. And I usually stick with beer which slows down my drinking.
The next day, it was pretty rainy so we didn't do anything really. That was good because we had been up all night the night before. Eventually, we drove out to Conchal, which is a pretty nice beach near by. The skies has cleared up enough to see the sunset. Again, it was fun, but not anything special.
We got back to the hotel where we ended up at the bar again. We met someone who happened to be eating by herself and invited her to play euchre. I had to teach everyone how to play, and it didn't help that Kapil was my partner. He was still drunk from the night before.
Afterwards, we had dinner at a local place on the beach. Our waitress was definitely high. At least the food was much better.
By the time we got back to the hotel, it was late and even the bar had closed.