We got back from Puerto Viejo on Sunday evening and Monday was Kerry's 21st birthday!! Not to mention one of his last days in Costa Rica, so we had a lot of fun to fit in!
After breakfast and a few small gifts we went to Parque de la Paz to fly kites
And then opened some more presents there!
We had a fantastic lunch downtown at Café Mundo where he had a delicious chicken sandwhich and I got pasta with shrimp.
Then we went for a walk downtown and stopped at some cool places.
He opened some more presents in Parque España.
For dinner we went to a nice Italian restaurant called Il Ritorno where Kerry had an Italian beer (and more presents).
The food was delicious!!
We had ice cream for dessert and then hung out together before heading out to a bar with some friends. Most of them were Americans from my program, so although ironically Kerry turned 21 in a country where you can drink at 18, they kept up with the American tradition and bought him lots of free drinks. We had a great time!
Since I was the only one giving him presents I tried to stretch them out all day. When all was said and done he got a full Costa Rica farewell package: coffee, local foods and sweets to take home, jewlery made here from local beads and shells, some national activities, and a frame that I made from shells I collected in Montezuma. Something to drink, eat, wear, do, and remember.
Unfortunately he had to leave on Wednesday, and saying goodbye was really hard. But we had an amazing time and made some truly once-in-a-lifetime memories!
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