On Wednesday before I left for Christmas it was Arlethe's 18th birthday, and we did it up. We started with gift giving and breakfast at 8am. Then we headed to the beach for the day - Cahuita Playa Negra. We had a great lunch at Chaos, then hung on the overcast beach with my new friend.

Then rushed home because I had class starting at 5pm. Even needing to blow through 4 one-lane bridges, we made it with seconds to spare!