Drugged on a boat tour COSTA RICA

On day 6 of our adventure in Costa Rica, we went on a boat tour around the whale tale. The whale tail is a famous attraction in Uvita, where the beach stretches out into the ocean, forming this shape.

From the internet, a picture of the Whale Tail or  Bahia Ballena 

The boat tour company, Bahia Adventures, was great. There was a short drive from our house in Uvita to the base area where we geared up with life jackets and fins. After this we walked along the beach until we boarded the small boat and held on while the driver fought through the initial waves.

Once the boat broke through, we were off and went on a peaceful and calming ride around the whale tail. It was a cloudy day out, like most in Costa Rica, and the water was a blueish grey color. Soon after leaving the shore, we saw dolphins dipping in and out of the water. The flying fish were also a crazy sight, as we watched them dart through the waves and the air to avoid the dolphins.

Even with all of this excitement the motion sickness pill five of us took before the tour, kicked in with full force. This so called "sea sickness" pill was more of a sleeping pill, and completely knocked out four people in our group. I struggled to keep awake but it was worth it; I got to see two beautiful arch rock structures with water spewing out of them. 

Part of the bout tour was snorkeling around an island, but since the water was too murky that day we went to another beach instead to swim and relax. This was probably a better idea, since half of us would have been asleep in the water, thanks to the pill! 

The beach we went to was gorgeous, it looked like a mix of Jurassic Park and the island in LOST with towering lush green mountains and palm trees. We jumped off the boat and onto the shore where we were given individual bowls of watermelon and pineapple. By then, the effects of the "sea sickness" pill were wearing off, so we ran into the crashing waves to go swimming. 

The waves here were huge so we used my three dollar water proof camera to try and get pictures of them crashing down on us.

This sounded like a great idea, until the wave actually hit. They were a lot bigger than they look in the photo and very painful! But it was all worth it and was a ton of fun. 

After getting thrown around by the waves, we went back onto the beach and learned the proper way to cut a coconut.

Here is a group photo of us, wearing our life jackets and about to board the boat to head back to Uvita!