Our last full day in Tamarindo started with breakfast at Café Cha again, this time with Choo Choo in tow. There was a pressing schedule to meet that morning: Alex was getting a birthday tattoo.
She’d fallen in love with the plumeria, a plant that produces five-petaled flowers that lined a road that we used to walk down in Santa Ana. She wanted one from a Tico tattooist, and had gone to great lengths to secure one whilst we were there.
Choo Choo and I went to the beach. It was low tide, so the massive rocks that sit in the beach are all exposed and full of life. The two of us rambled over the rocks for well over an hour, looking to see what we could find. (We were careful, of course, and fully-clothed. Neither of us wanted a sunburn like the one we’d had back in 2014.)
Follow Alex’s tattoo, we went back to the beach, specifically to Waffle Monkey, a very touristy place that specializes in waffles (including gluten-free ones), and we heartily partook.
The afternoon required adventure. And what adventure could be more perfect than chocolate? Alex found a place not far away called Reina’s Chocolate, which … well, it’s hard to describe without using the word “overload”. I say as not for myself, but for others around me, who simply can’t comprehend the level of chocolate.
It was a tasting session. 30-40 different tastes, including a tea made from the cocoa husks, real drinking chocolate, and a spicy one that I got for Duane because it about caused me to cough. We got a tour of the facility, a tour of the previous owner’s gardens (and met him, too), and ate enough chocolate for me to actually feel like I’d had enough for a change.
We watched our last sunset on the coast. Dinner was at the Little Lucha, a “Mexican” restaurant chain that we’ve seen a couple of times. Surprisingly good food, I certainly can’t fault it. Alex’s margarita was fairly decent, too.
I went out after for some night photos.
