{"id":272,"date":"2009-01-03T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anirama.com\/costarica\/?p=272"},"modified":"2009-01-03T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2009-01-04T06:00:06","slug":"272","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anirama.com\/trip\/costarica\/272\/","title":{"rendered":"Puntarenas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Doubletree is a resort-type hotel right on the beach.  After checking in around 4pm we went for a walk along the beach &#8211; enjoying the beautiful weather and watching some of the locals net fishing. We followed that with a drink on the pier while watching the sun set. <\/p>\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-caption\" style=\"width: 500px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/3195488095\/\" title=\"Beach in Puntarenas by r o s e n d a h l, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3477\/3195488095_7dc8e6c5b3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Beach in Puntarenas\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Puntarenas has a gorgeous beach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-caption\" style=\"width: 391px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/3196353296\/\" title=\"Sarah by r o s e n d a h l, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3428\/3196353296_daec8d77e9.jpg\" width=\"391\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Sarah\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">And I have a gorgeous wife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-caption\" style=\"width: 500px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/3196332488\/\" title=\"Net Fisherman by r o s e n d a h l, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3391\/3196332488_6f609e93fe.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Net Fisherman\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Net fisherman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-caption\" style=\"width: 500px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/3196332750\/\" title=\"Puntarenas by r o s e n d a h l, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3091\/3196332750_a2e0422c9b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Puntarenas\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beach, pier, and a very bright sun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter wp-caption\" style=\"width: 333px;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosendahl\/3196482512\/\" title=\"Puntarenas Sunset by r o s e n d a h l, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3516\/3196482512_72c6b92574.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Puntarenas Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset and a cocktail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After dinner we relaxed for a bit, then Eric and I went for a walk back out the pier. Once at the beach we saw that there was an algae bloom happening of phosphorescent algae that I\u2019ve seen in Southern California before. When the algae get churned up they glow blue. We first saw breaking waves lighting up as if they were being hit with a spot light, then we realized what was happening. We continued out to the end of the pier, where the pilings would cause the water to light up every time a wave came by. As our eyes adjusted to the darkness, we started noticing bursts of blue underwater, presumably made by darting fish. Then we noticed splashes near the surface where fish would rise to eat smaller fish, then a blue streak would shoot back down deep \u2013 they looked like meteors under water. This submerged fireworks display was dazzling, and we enjoyed it for about half an hour before heading back in, sad that for the first time on the whole trip neither one of us had a camera with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Doubletree is a resort-type hotel right on the beach. After checking in around 4pm we went for a walk along the beach &#8211; enjoying the beautiful weather and watching some of the locals net fishing. We followed that with a drink on the pier while watching the sun set. 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