Breakfast on the beach

Ted. Since the sun rises around 5:30 in Costa Rica, the birds and howler monkeys make sure we get an early start to each day. This morning we decided to drop by a little French café to get some warm croissants and coffees to go. A five minute drive took us to Playa Hermosa which translates, appropriately enough as Beautiful Beach. 

We arrived at 7:00 just as the clean up crew was finishing their tasks. 

 There were six surfers, Judy and me at this early hour. 

Anticipatory pleasure

The birds and other critters were quite active getting their own breakfasts. We saw an ibis, a cara cara, a frigate bird and lots of pelicans and hawks. Swifts (or swallows maybe?) took care of any mosquitos that thought about ruining our visit. 

By 8:30, the lifeguards and food vendors were starting to set up. Time for us early birds to head home.

Parking lot/food court