I traveled to Blue Osa for a yoga retreat, and thus was expecting to practice austerities. True, we did arise before dawn to sit in stillness for an hour, but doing so also meant that we watched the sun rise over the Golfo Dulce through the east-facing windows of the yoga studio. A light breakfast of fruit and delicious Costa Rican coffee prepared us for the longer, more strenuous practice that took up most of the morning. Then we repaired to the dining area for brunch, always expertly cooked and served with a flourish. “Light lunch” was presented around 2 p.m.–usually soup, salad, sandwiches, gallo pinto. Cocktail hour arrived around 6, with a fabulous dinner following. One night we had ceviche de corvina using fish that had been caught on the beach in front of the resort that very morning.
If you let Stephen, the ever-upbeat and positive office manager, know your desires, he will arrange for whatever adventure or excursion you want to participate in, including transportation.
One of the best parts of the week was simply walking barefoot on the beach, watching the fishermen competing with the pelicans, and always the waves were rolling in, the tide rising and falling. Home seemed so quiet after a week of listening to the waves.
