jaco

is a lot bigger than quepos. and it has grown since i was here a few years ago. i spent most of my time reading. there is a book exchange place where you can turn one book in and get a used one at half price. a couple of grisham novels for a couple of bucks.

there were a few surprises this year, none of which i enjoyed. there was a big fight on the beach. as i learned later there were some people that had come from san jose without money and wanted to get into the hotel. it got very ugly and the police were called.

then there was an american guy telling an english guy that his job was to get him whores and lots of booze. they disgusted me. they had a spanish girl with them that didn't speak any english and she was drunk most of the time. they made some remarks to me and i ignored them.

while standing in line a costa rican approached me and asked if i was married and then asked if i would like to go to bed with him. his approach was very matter of fact and was less offensive and vulgar than the american and english guys.

and there was a girl laying topless on the beach.

i was happy to leave there.

the waves looked wonderful but i was raised to never swim alone so i never went in.