Cahuita: hippie-haunt of CR’s carib coast
Cahuita has a “gringo to local” ratio a bit higher than I like. Not to mention I saw my first gringo beggar here, which really chaps my hide. Damn hippies ☺. As a matter of fact – a white hippie was the first beggar I encountered in costa rica!! Oh, the fall of western civilization!! Sorry, I am really tolerant of any lifestyle that doesn’t impose itself on others and supports itself but I must say that I don’t think dreadlocks belong on white people. This is not a news flash to anyone that knows me ☺. It’s a long-held belief of mine. Oh, and same goes for corn-row braids.
But the 2 street village is relaxing enough and my cabin at alby lodge is nice and in an area chock full o’ monkeys. As a matter of fact I better get to sleep and finish my cahuita entry manana, as the howlers wake me up at around 5:30 am ☺. i’ll try to post again tomorrow before i must leave alby lodge to take up for one night at the national park hotel.
Tags: cahuita, central america, costa rica, hippies, Travel
Peggy Rehm
January 14th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
yeah, i can see from this post that you are really tolerent..is there a new meaning to the word in america…i’ll be leaving your blog in serch of more tolerent people (in my sense of the word and the oxford dictionaries)
January 14th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
i understand your reaction and am tolerant of it :). i simply don’t personally appreciate a western hippie culture begging in a central american community with real needs (where they work, not beg) but these hippies certainly have a right to do so.
as for my prejudice against white people with dreadlocks, yeah that is personal and maybe not justified, but as with any situation i will strive to transcend my recognized bias. cheers and thanks for your comment!