Today was the first day we weren't up early for some crazy adventure and we got to sleep in, if you can call 7:30am sleeping in. Our options for the day were: drive out to a recommended beach, Playa Manuel Antonio, or do the 1/2 day jetskiing.
We opted to drive into the city of Jaco (about a 15 min drive south of Los Suenos) for some lunch and a little shopping and then head out for the hour and a half drive to do some snorkeling at this must see "white sand, gorgeous water" beach. 
We headed out early afternoon, me, Sean and his brother. We had a couple of sandwiches and smoothies and then walked up and down the street to do some bikini shopping for me :D Shop after shop and I just wasn't feelin' any of the bikinis...none that I'd care to even try on...I know, right! Can you believe it?? Sean, on the other hand, it was like boardshorts heaven! I thought I'd find some really great deals out here, but the cost of food and clothing were pretty much the same as the US prices and even more in some cases.
Anywho, I couldn't take being out in the heat too much longer (and believe it or not, not ONCE did I complain or whine about it), so we headed for our rental, blasted the a/c and set out for Manuel Antonio state park/beach. As we got closer, the beach city reminded me of Lahaina's beach strand, only this was kinda dumpy and dirty. The streets were crowded with locals and tourists. I tried to take a peak at the water as we were driving, but there were trees, bushes and buildings blocking my view. At every 
stop light, there was somone blowing a whistle at you, telling you to park in their parking lot. We found a nice spot (close to the shops and bars) and parked. The "parking attendant" (ha!) assured us our car would be safe.We did a little more shopping and then stopped at, what looked to be a popular bar for Americans and ordered a few ice cold beers to-go ;)
We walked across the street to the beach side and then I got a good look at the white sand, beautiful water beach??? No, there was no "white-sand", it was the same color sand I got back at home less than a mile from me. Beautiful water?? Yes, it was definitely a beautiful shade of blue-green and would look even more beautiful if it didn't look so dirty. The beach, don't get me wrong was gorgeous with the little islands a couple hundred yards out...just not the "white" sand 
I was hoping for or the snorkeling I was looking forward to doing. Either way, it was a nice drive, we got away from the resort for an afternoon and got to explore another part of Costa Rica...and thats what its all about afterall, right?
(This is not white sand : / )
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