Surfin' Safari...

So after we left the mountains of Monteverde, we went back to sea level to hit up the pacific side of Costa Rica... it was a LONG day that began at 5 am, but we arrived in Mal Pais in one piece...along with the hordes of other surfers as well.
We bumbled into Mal Pais after about 12 hours of traveling, only to find that every cheap hostel had been taken by some long, blonde haired, Jonny Utah knockoff, surfer dude...so we had to spring for a more "comfy" place to stay for two nights. It ended up being a wise decision though, since we got AC...which was a lifesaver in that heat...and hot showers for the first time in weeks... we hadn't even unpacked before Andrew had scoped the nearest surf shop for a board rental and some wax, in order to hit the waves first thing the following morning.
...and hit the waves he did at 6 am the next two days, catching some "wicked swells" with the locals... it wasn't all peachy keen though, as he did admit to getting dumped a few times as well. But he was in good spirits about it all, and just enjoyed being out there among 'em!
As for Mal Pais, the city, we weren't too impressed... it's full of a bunch of poser, surfers and surfettes who stroll around in their outfits staring down the tourists who have come onto their turf...AND everything was very overpriced, for our "comfy" hostel, to our mediocre food...even the local beer that has been cheap everywhere, was twice the price! WTF... we thought surfers were poor... lol