{"id":652,"date":"2010-01-06T12:27:42","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T18:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saskatchewangypsy.wordpress.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2010-01-06T12:27:42","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T18:27:42","slug":"playa-jaco-pacific-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2010\/01\/06\/playa-jaco-pacific-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Playa Jaco – Pacific Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Welcome to Playa Jac\u00f3!\u00a0 The yellow circle indicates where our little villa is located in the small city of Jac\u00f3.<\/p>\n

And this is our little home away from home for this winter. \u00a0It is small but pleasant and meets our needs for a place to sleep, eat and escape from the sun when it gets too hot out.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yes, we have traded -30 C weather for +30 C temperatures.\u00a0 We have a tiny two-burner hot plate and the necessary electrical appliances for cooking (of course a microwave oven in included).\u00a0 That means cooking will be basic for the most part.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It didn\u2019t take very long for us to abandon the villa for some time on the beach before heading to the grocery store for some supplies and groceries for our first supper and breakfast.\u00a0 Since it was our first real exposure to the sun and with the temperature at 34 C., we made sure to limit sun exposure so as to not burn.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Walking along the beach I did manage to get a good photo of this heron which was in one of the three little rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean along the beach.<\/p>\n

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Of course, since I take most of the photos, I find that I somehow get Maureen into the scenes. \u00a0But once in a while she steals my camera so that she can prove that she is not travelling alone.<\/p>\n

There are four small rivers that empty into the bay. \u00a0This is the largest of the these rivers at the northern end of the bay.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I was hoping to see more bird life or perhaps even an alligator along the river where I took this photo. \u00a0But, no such luck. \u00a0I guess the crowd of beach goers are just as thankful.<\/p>\n

We then headed south along the beach where we found nicer sand. \u00a0We took turns playing in the surf and getting good and wet as someone had to hold the glasses and the camera while the other was in the water. \u00a0I imagine it won’t take too many days before the camera gets abandoned so that we can both be in the water at the same time. \u00a0It didn’t take long for the hours to pass and the light begin to fade.<\/p>\n

We walked until it was time for the sunset. \u00a0All along the beach people were setting up their chairs all facing west towards the sea in anticipation of the event. \u00a0Maureen and I found a comfortable log and waited. \u00a0I ended up taking quite a number of photos as sunset approached. \u00a0This is the photo I liked the best. \u00a0I ended up with about seventy-five photos taken during the day.<\/p>\n

Now, you can understand why we are enjoying our time in this Pacific Paradise.<\/p>\n

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