Puntarenas lies in one of two bays on the pacific Costa Rican coast. It provides a sought after relief from the constant swell present along this coast. There are several bays and islands within this larger bay. Here we treat ourselves to a few days in a marina.
It’s convenient to visit to San Jose from Puntarenas, although we weren’t impressed by the capitol. Since our batteries were suffering a slow death, it was a good place to buy new batteries. The marina staff was super nice and helpful in accomplishing the task.
While Costa Rica is pretty safe from hurricanes, heavy winds and vicious storms with heavy lightning are common. The other downside is the debris during rain season, which consists of large tree trunks that can hit our hull. Otherwise its a great time to be in Costa Rica, it’s not too hot and very green vegetation everywhere.
On our way to Panama, we got lucky and caught a young Yellowfin Tuna.
Can’t get any fresher than this.