Yesterday morning Felico called up the RipJack and asked to speak to Amber, simply to check we arrived okay and to tell us that he was looking at a blue sky and a perfect view of the volcano. Typical!
Our room is literally next to the steps up to the restaurant, which also houses reception. The is a great view out to the ocean from the restaurant and the beach is so near you can hear the waves crashing as you eat breakfast.
After some complications, we opted to book surf lessons for today at 10:00am, so (on Annie's advice) yesterday we hired boogie boards from the Frijoles Locos surf shop and I spent the morning teaching Amber about the waves as best I could: How to catch them, how to go under and over them, how the best thing to do is remain calm and decide what you're going to do then do it. After a few failed attempts, something clicked and Amber was catching waves really well. All in all great practice for today.
After lunch yesterday I hit the waves again on my own whilst Amber topped up her tan. Just as well, as the ocean always gets rougher in the late afternoon and I took something of beating!
Dinner last night was superb. We ate at the Playa Grande Inn where we were pretty much the only people in the place. The owner recommended we try the tuna carpaccio and to my amazement it was so fresh and well marinated that Amber (who can't stand the taste of fish) ate half the dish! We followed it up with a prosciutto and arugula pizza, baked in their custom built brick oven. It was easily one of the beat pizzas I've ever eaten. The owner used to run a restaurant in New York, so that explains a lot about the food.
He took great pride in showing us a photo of Lars from Metallica and his daughter from when they stayed at the RipJack.
After dinner we had a couple of cocktails at Mar Bar and then called it a night.
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