I headed to Playa Conchal this morning with two objectives; to wander into the Westin to inquire about the possibility of hosting a yoga retreat there and snorkeling. The beach entrance to the Westin is for guests only and the security guard would not let me in. If I wanted to talk to a manager, I’d have to walk the two or three miles back around to the main road.
Instead, I rented fins and a snorkeling mask from a guy on the beach and headed into the water. The waves were bigger today and, not being a strong swimmer, I didn’t stay in long. There were a bunch of fish with black stripes and one sort of colorful one, but there weren’t many or anything else colorful to look at. I was glad I did it, though. It was one of the things I wanted to do here in Costa Rica. Probably better snorkeling if I took a boat trip but I don’t feel up to motion sickness for a chance to snorkel.
I got in the water further down the beach to body surf in the waves and found both the waves in and out extremely strong, surprisingly so! It is a blistering hot day so I put my towel in the shade and sat for a while. It such a nice relaxing way to spend a couple of hours. Ahhhh!! Just what I was looking for to escape the cold and shoveling.