Playa Grande

This is Playa Grande. It was a such a quiet town now that the high season is completely over.

As I probably said in another post that I planned to write about Playa Grande, but ended up talking about Tamarindo.

When I arrived in Playa Grande after my first run to Tamarindo to drop my friends at the hostel and make arrangements for sunset and dinner.

Playa  Grande was so quiet, I think I saw about 10 people in the whole town.

 

I took  walk to the beach the following morning and what  a difference. Where did all these surfers come from? The beach had  a lot of spectators, but there were a much larger numbers of surfers. This was about 5:45-6:00AM

This is also one of the very few homes to the Leather back turtle. I hear it’s fascinating. They will come ashore in October and November and hatch early spring. I understand that folks come here just to help the babies to the water. I missed the season this time. But won’t this year.

I will be showing a video of a baby turtle hatching, my last day. (I have lots of pictures and videos.  BTW, I noticed if you click on the picture, you’ll see the whole I was attempting to catch.

This turtle is an endangered species and the Foundation is totally committed to education and tours when season begins. It’s a very well put together place to learn about these turtles are so special.

Very nice boutique hotel, and very inexpensive, especially now.  Being the only guest was very strange, but I felt totally safe. I don’t think anyone is in town at this point.

I recommend this hotel, great staff, tastefully, pretty rooms, and a full at request breakfast included.

Very cool Place. It looks deserted now because I took this pic before 6AM.  The afternoon before, it was full and a whole lotta fun. Most folks were American, from Jersey and New York.

Playa Grande should be on all lists if visiting Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Really incredible beach and town.  In an earlier post I wrote my first impressions of this surf town, before staying here.