the Puntarenas adventure continues

Puntarenas, for those of you who are interested, is the name of the town where I am currently languishing.

After watching 2 more movies last night (and in the process learning such useful phrases as helicopter (helicoptero) and forest fire (fuego del bosque) as was watching a particularly bad film about a helicopter pilot trying to put out a big forest fire (incase you hadn´t worked that one out!) I went to bed quite late and was then rudely awoken at 8am by some hideous workmen cutting tiles. On a sunday, grrrr. Anyhow, went to cheer myself up with a nice plate of gallo pinto (rice and beans) and chicken for brekkie along with pineapple milkshake (not to be recommended on account of the strange curdled effect from the acidic pineapple juice) before collapsing on the beach. Then had much fun watching costa ricans play on the beach adn ride banana boats (yep, they have made their way over here along with drinking beer at 10am - i could be in benidorm!) whilst trying to avoid strange spanglish conversations with all manner of costa ricans eager to try out their english

And just to complete the excitement of today, am now just about to fill out hideously tedious form to try to reclaim travellers cheques (nothing like advert on tv where man is sunbathing and is handed replacement cheques on a sliver platter. Have had to have 30min phonecall where i was interrogated about the theft and now have to fill out 6 page form in the hope that they might replace MY money. this is the last time i use travellers cheques) but am planning on having my new favourite drink - ice cold coconut juice straight from the coconut (yum) for the bargin price of 40p to make it slightly more bareable.

On a completely different note, just want to say how amazed I am that so many random people (well 3 at any rate) are reading my waffling rubbish on a regular basis and touched that you want to say hi! Had assumed that all you guys who I somehow manage to retain as friends and those who are genetically connected to me might read out of obligation but this is fab! Thank you!