July 21st: Shopping Day

Breakfast!! But it's not free!! Crepes!! Where are the crepes?!! We found them......but they weren't nearly as good as the ones at Otro lado. In fact they were kinda blah, and kind of expensive, which prompted Jen to suggest that we immediately go to the grocery store to stock up on food since we have a kitchen. What's up with this breakfast not included business? After stocking our fridge, we went to shop on the strip. It's not quite as busy as Vegas, but same idea. Everything on one street. We popped in and out of shops looking for arts, crafts, and souvenirs. After we had looked in almost every store we both finally started to pull the trigger and buy some stuff. I got to barter a little in Spanish and got some good prices on some little souvenirs. We came back and had a mini concert in the room. I serenaded Jen as she blogged and cleaned. We discovered a friend who lives in our room. He is a baby gecko about the size of a thumb nail. He keeps us safe from giant ugly spiders. We ate dinner at a place called Coconutz. This is a place that some old timer expats bought while drunk in Costa Rica. Really. It says that on the menu. But we like this place. It has a fun atmosphere and a reeeeeeaaaalllly long happy hour. Nachos. Check. Then back to the hotel where Jen finally painted the sunset. Like, as it was happening. It was way cool to watch. As it changed in the sky it changed on canvas. Turned out really good too!! We eventually went inside and I watched the movie Rio in Spanish while she finished painting. I loved it. Such a good movie. :)