Today I went to an all-inclusive resort!

Today I went to an all-inclusive resort! We left our airbnb this morning and headed down towards Liberia to return our rental car and head to the all-inclusive resort. Before we left I took some pictures of our airbnb so we would always remember our time here.

Kitchen

Main room

Bedroom 1

Bathroom 1

Two shower heads!

Bedroom 2 with an identical bathroom (but with only 1 shower head)

We cleaned up, took one last picture by the pool, and headed out.

 After stopping at Tilaran we headed out to find a place to eat. However because Costa Rica is a very religious country nothing is open on Sunday. We searched two smaller towns before heading back to Liberia to find food. Luckily we found a restaurant that was open and we grabbed a bite to eat.

Yum!

We returned our rental car and headed to the airport to take a shuttle to the resort. Our driver, Angel, picked us up, and drove us to the resort.

S omeone was upset with the weather...

It was about an 1.5 hour drive to the resort but we finally made it to the Westin Golf and Spa all-inclusive resort! We checked in and were driven to our room. Everything is very spread out here with rooms in separate bungalows and restaurant and shops in a central area near the beach. It is very hot here, and it doesn't help that much of our surrounding area is on fire. You can smell once you step out onto our patio. I honestly thought I would have a harder time with the temperature here, but it actually doesn't seem that bad to me. Maybe I've acclimated to the climate quickly or going to Hawaii right before I came here helped.


Also surprisingly there is a lot of wildlife here. Within a few minutes of us arriving we had already seen more wildlife than we saw at Volcan Arenal and Monteverde combined.

There many birds that are around the resort, as well as coatimundis, iguanas, smaller lizards, and howler monkeys. They seem completely unfazed by human contact and honestly are probably just waiting to be fed (despite all the signs that say not to...).  This afternoon Michael and Adam explored the resort and beach while I took a nap in the room. I was sleeping on the couch the past few days, and it was nice to sleep in a bed, and to be able to stretch out completely.

We grabbed dinner at one of the resorts many restaurants. Because it is all-inclusive, all of our food and drinks are included, including alcohol! We ate at a Costa Rican style restaurant where the waitstaff carry meat around on spits like at Rodizios or a Brazilian BBQ place. The food was really good and we can't wait to try some of the other restaurants here.

Tomorrow I think we will explore the resort and see everything that it has to offer!

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