Playa Del Coco, Costa Rica

Well it´s been an incredible 10 days that saw Doug and I finally return to Nicaragua after our little detour into Costa Rica. Before we left Costa Rica however, we spent a final couple of days in a little town called Playa del Coco in the Northeast corner of the country.

We´d heard the town was good for diving, and were both keen to get in some more scuba experience after a few months off. The town itself was nothing to write home about, however we did find a few cute spots to frequent for some good food, a great happy hour and the odd NFL football game.

The highlight of the trip however was most definitely the diving. Although the visibility under the water was not great, we did manage to have some wonderful sightings including a couple of turtles, sting rays...and...wait for it....A FROG FISH!!!! Yes that´s right, you read it right...a frog fish!!!



Now some of you may be reading this and wondering ¨what on earth is a frog fish, and why should we care??¨ This is exactly what Doug and I were thinking as we saw our guide and a couple of other more experienced divers high-fiving each other, and doing funny dances under the water. It wasn´t until we had all returned to the boat, and discovered that two of the guys (despite easily 100+ dives each) had never seen one, that we began to understand just how special a frogfish sighting actually is. Perhaps some day, and with 100 dives or so under our weightbelts without seeing another one, we will fully appreciate the significance.

We ended up becoming friends with the other couple we were diving with (James & Rebecca), and luckily James had an underwater camera and was able to take some great photos of the fish....as well as the attractive underwater couple they were diving with. (LOL)



Here are a few pics from our couple of days at Playa del Coco.


If you can´t see the above gallery, check out the link here - Playa del Coco

Our hostel - Coco Azul

Run by a lively old American bloke called - Ray, Coco Azul was a nice little hostel off the main drag of Playa Del Coco. The town itself is a bit crappy with limited accomodation options so we were lucky to snag his last room when we got there. The place was nothing particularly special, but the room was comfortable and clean and Ray was certainly very helpful with local tips on things to see and places to eat. He also offered to do our washing for free which was more than appreciated by us !!