Tamarindo Beach, Tamarindo

So coming from a quiet, more secluded location, this is a little jarring to come here. There are a lot of people, a lot of traffic, and a lot of cars. Something more quiet and secluded. This is not it. We left here and went up to Papagayo which was more our pace.

This beach is polluted not only with horse waste, also brown water which the hotel/residents/restaurants dump into the ocean. There is no clean water safety. I believe this is why I had an ear infection. I will not be returning until the water is clean. Also too many people surfing at once. Families kids beginners who never surf, Surfing is very dangerous. I didn’t feel comfortable learning to surf near small children. I was there 3 weeks for a surf trip.