| You'll know you've arrived when the road | | | | What you will find here is a front row seat to the |
| dead-ends and leaves you right on the beach. And | | | | horizon, an enticicng choice of foods, and an |
| if you take a look over to your immediate right, | | | | unparalleled ambience. My favorite when I'm tight |
| you'll discover something of an oasis known as | | | | on cash is a fresh fruit smoothie and a plate of |
| "Lola's On the Beach" (Or just "Lola's" as locals call | | | | fries. Hit's the spot after a good session in the |
| it.) The towering Royal palms that surround this | | | | water. But my encouragement is to "go large!" |
| venue literally give the feel of a very posh desert | | | | You won't regret it. |
| oasis. Imagine stumbling upon a private party on a | | | | Directions from Tamarindo: Take the main road |
| wide open shoreline.... That's the sensation you'll | | | | out of Tamarindo and you'll hit a T in the road at |
| have when you've arrived. | | | | Villareal. Take a right. Drive about 3kms and you'll |
| Playa Avellana (or Avellanas as some call it) is a | | | | hit another T where you take another right. Take |
| beach located about a 20 to 30 minute drive | | | | this road all the way to the beach and your at |
| south of Tamarindo, and it a beach that you | | | | Lola's). |
| definitely don't want to miss if your staying in or | | | | Places to stay: In Avellanas- Cabinas Las Olas or |
| around Tamarindo. In addition to being a fun surf | | | | for a little less, stay at Las Casitas de Avellanas. |
| spot, it is also great place to just pass the day | | | | Surfing: There's a great left just in front of Lola's. |
| relaxing over a good book and a drink. | | | | Several sand bar breaks to your right. A river |
| Located on about one acre of beachfront, Lola's is | | | | mouth break about ½ km to the north of |
| the only establishment at all to border the water | | | | Lola's called "little Hawaii". |
| here, and that's what makes is it such a novelty. | | | | |