Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica

Walking through the forest on the short walk to the beach.

Our bedroom (along with 40 other travelers).

Please do not smoke marijuana here. Go to the beach. Thank You.

The whole hostel was covered in artwork and mosaics done by travelers.

Fisherman on the beach.

Puerto Viejo, Limon, Costa Rica.

Boat on the Caribbean.

Sorry for the lapse in updates, Its been a very busy week! This weekend I went to Puerto Viejo which is on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica about an hour North of Panama. We stayed in a hostel called Rocking Js, (http://rockingjs.com/ check out the website). We paid $5 each per night to sleep in a hammock in a room with 40 other people. It was definitely an experience! The hammock itself was comfortable, it didn't rock as much as you would think. I'm sure it was a little unhygienic, but it was cheap! The only downfall was that living in the same space as that many people, it was hard to get some peace and quiet. There were a few bathroom stalls, showers and changing rooms. There was also a kitchen which came in handy in the end of the weekend when we were all low on funds and made many egg sandwiches.
Friday night we layed low and hung out at the hostel. We went to a bonfire by the beach and drank and smoked with the owner of the hostel. He showed us his pregnant horse, and his dogs tricks. He also showed us "the pimp chicken" who was just hanging out with us. It was a good night.
Saturday we walked through town which had a very relaxed Rasta vibe. There were so many little shops and bars and many Rastas riding around on bicycles offering us "the good shit." We hung out at the hostel and bummed around in our hammocks for a while, then had a Mexican bbq for dinner. It was delicous! Then the owner of the bar/restaurant at the hostel asked us if we wanted to go to a rave. We figured why not and headed over there around 11. It was by far one of the most interesting experiences of my life. It was a beautiful hotel in the rainforest owned by Italians. It was held at an open air space where there was a bar, couches, tables, a pool and a small dancefloor with a DJ playing Euro trance/techno/electronic music. The people there were mostly in their 20s and 30s, a few even older. There was only about 50 or 60 people there, all wealthy people from around the world. Some people were natives of Puerto Viejo and worked in the area in tourism, such as snorkeling etc. Everyone was so nice and just having a great time dancing and swimming and talking.  We left there at around 5am and went back to the hostel and watched the sunset on the beach.It was a great night.
Sunday we had a late start, based on the fact we didn't go to bed till around 730, we got up, got some breakfast and layed on the beach and napped all day. We walked through a tiny forest for about 10 minutes to get to a nicer beach, pictured above. It was so relaxing.
Monday we did pretty much the same thing, except it was way more sunny and I got a great tan. We caught a  bus back to San Jose at 4 and didn't get back home till around 930. It was one of the worst bus rides ever but it was worth a great weekend.