After having been in chilly Arenal for a few days, the sticky heat of Dominical in a cabin was a little bit of an adjustment, but it cooled off at night and, with the help of a couple of fans, we were actually chilly by the time we woke up. After a day at the beach, it felt especially nice. There was not much breeze, though. The cabin looked very pretty and clean and we didn’t have any bug problems, save for one (weirdly adorable) cockroach the size of a semi (Lesson: Leave no pizza box out in the rainforest). I wasn’t expecting how dry CR was in general, but it makes sense since we stayed at the end of summer there. Dominical was greener than the towns to the north, so it was nice to see the terrain getting greener as we drove and, while the road to the property was dusty, the property itself didn’t appear very dry at all. Nauyaca Waterfall is a hike that starts just up the road and is particularly spectacular. I will say that, after the first night, I found myself craving an AC hotel room with a comforting TV, but I think it was because we arrived in the dark, didn’t know what was around us, felt a little hot, and I'd been up all night with a headache. But (hear ye hear ye) after that, I was happy to have the more authentic experience of being in Costa Rica, living less like a tourist for once. There was a nearby place with AC for something like $60 more per night and, from one societally-conditioned, occasional-camper human to another, I can honestly say I am glad I picked this cabin. I would do it again. Luke and Devin were very welcoming, gave spectacular ideas for what to do and what to watch out for, and suggested a much better route through the cloud forest to San Jose. I already miss waking up with coffee on the patio with that view.