Flamingo Beach

We’re headed up to Playa Flamingo today, one of the better known beaches in Guanacaste some 45 minutes north of our hotel (everything it seems is 45 minutes away). It is the quintessential tropical beach with white sand and blue water, all lined by a row of palm trees. We take a long end from the town on the north end as far to the south as we can go, before turning around and making our way back. It is surprisingly quiet and uncrowded given the number of hotels nearby, but we’re not about to complain.

In the town, we find a shop with a few souvenirs for the kids and a real estate office with pictures filling the windows. We stare at them for a while before deciding to step inside and ask a few questions. Before we know it, we’re scheduled to look at property the day after tomorrow.

Just around the corner from Playa Flamingo is Playa Potrero, a residential area with a big expat community. We got a recommendation for one of the restaurants there and arrive just in time for bingo to start up in the bar. It’s not quite Better Call Saul, but not a whole lot different either. My daubing skills are a little rusty so I pass on the fun, but not the pork ribs that are part of BBQ night. It is one of the better meals we have had here, and that is without even trying the poutine!