Hello from the carribean

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We have been in Puerto Viejo for 4 days now and it is beautiful. We have been swimming a lot and lying on the white sand beaches. We took a 22KM bike ride to Manzanillo yesterday and it was really fun. We have been sleeping at a hostel that has hammocks outside instead of beds. The hammocks are about 20ft from the beach and the hostel cat just had little kittens. But other than that, we had to leave because it was out of town and we are catching a 6am bus tomorrow to go to Panama. Tonight we ate dinner at a Jamaican restaurant and had wonderful Jerk Chicken. There is a Jamaican influence in Puerto Viejo and it is nice to indulge in its culture. This is by far the hottest place that we have been in Costa Rica. Lindsay has also found her favorite restaurant in the world, it is called “Bread and Chocolate”. You can add chocolate sauce to almost everything on the menu. Lindsay had French toast with chocolate sauce and Lucas had a tuna sandwich. The chocolate is all fresh from the cocoa plants grown in Costa Rica. The other night we went out to the bars and listened to a really great Calypso band called “Plan B”. The drummer for the band looked like a young Keith Richards and wailed on the drums like a maniac, but he was extremely good. The bars here are literally right on the beach, they have tables in the sand. We don’t have many pictures from Puerto Viejo because we didn’t want to bring our camera to the beach with us. Well we are off to Bocas del Toro, Adios.

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Comments

[Edwardo]

Climatology
Either you have found paradise or you need to take up a career as travel writers. Hammocks 20 feet from the white sand beach, bar tables in the sand with live music, and waves during intermissions, locally made chocolate...nice. Here, well it's 20 degrees at night, +30 in the day, pipes freezing, roads icey...you get the picture. Enjoy the hot weather. See you in Panama. E

[Caroline]

YYYYAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEY GUYS!! Just last night I was speculating if you were ok or not because I hadn't seen a blog since my birthday. Chad thought mabye you'd been mugged by another faction of the mamillion mafia. Your trip sounds awsome. Chocolate sauce on Tuna Lukie? It snowed here. My car was frozen shut and we had to use cold water to get the key in and the doors open. Finals next week, Meredith will be back in a few. Justin tried to hit her in the head with a lead pipe and hide her in my closet. So, do you think Plan B will play at a benefit concert I'd like to put on for sex ed in High Schools? Planned Parenthood is all about it. See you later, Caroline "you can't get away from my crappy jokes even if you leave the country" Randall

[ice tea]

here's some o.j. caroline, you gunna need it!

[Pauly J]

hey you crazy kids
hey guys. sorry i havn't been leavin messages, but i've been keeping up with your travels and wish i could be there. i sent an email to lucas. not sure if he got it. anyways it sounds like you guys have found a perfect alternative to the humdrum workabilly weekend silliness of the states. chicago is startin to feel more like home, allthough i miss you and the other eugeners very much. lucas, you and me still have a date with a hamock. lindsay, you can watch. and then we can have some pancakes. i'll see you guys in mid february. much love. also if caroline reads this, hey you crazy bitch. give me a call.

[Pauly J]

PG hello.
Hey guys. i just left my first comment and it said it would be reviewed. i wanted to leave another hello in case the first one didn't get through due to content. I wish i could be there. it's 10 degrees and snowing in chicago. you have fun, be safe, and wear lotion now, ya hear. i am working in a bar, playing in a band that will never replace the heights of which the "Deleted Scenes" soared, and acting in a comedy group. all is well. much love to you. i'll see you in mid febuary.