Day 5: July 4, 2012- Jacó Taco

There was a group of us who wanted to stick around San José instead of going to Puerto Viejo, so we planned a day trip to a beach nearby.  The morning began with a taxi ride to the bus terminal, where we all bought tickets for the hour and a half ride to Jacó, a beach on the Pacific side of the country.  The ride there was very beautiful, but a little bit hot.  The closer we got to the ocean, the more humid it became.  Soon it felt like everything was sticking to me.  After a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, we headed to the beach.  Jacó is a black beach that a lot of surfers go to because of the strong currents.  It was a stormy day, and the waves were high.  Even though we were told that Jacó was the ugliest beach in Costa Rica, it was still a great day.  There are a lot of retirees in Costa Rica, especially it seems in Jacó.  There was a bar called Jacó Taco, that was celebrating the fourth, so we stopped there before we got back on the bus for San José.  A crazy bus ride, followed by an even crazier taxi ride, and we were back at Veritas.  My roomie, sister tica and I went to the bar close to the university to celebrate the fourth.  Overall a great day J