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Manuel Antonio National Park
Itīs time for us to leave Monteverde and drive to the Pacific coast to Manuel Antonio National Park. Before we even left Quepos we noticed that we had a puncture in the tire. The owner of our B&B gave us directions to the closest garage. The roads are so awful that we hadnīt even noticed it before. The mechanic pushed a bit of rubber into the …
Manuel Antonio- home of the monkeys!!!!
Hi All! We made it to Manuel Antonio and Shane and I are both happy that we've found a way to travel between regions- The Interbus. Although it took us almost 8 hours, and although we had to help the bus driver kick start the bus, it only cost us a fraction of what it would have spent for the airfare! Plus, we got to see the country as well. We're …
And the fun begins... Manuel Antonio National Park
We're heading to the Manuel Antonio National Park, and setting our new base at Didi's Bed & Breakfast. A charming little place..
From here, we take a short taxi to the park, and the impressive beach hiding inside it.
On the way, I manage to get my sun glasses stolen, and obsess about it for the rest of the day :-)
We also …
Monkeys and minor disasters
... we had with us in salt water. Towels, clothes, handbag..it was goodbye to the camera, but luckily the iPhone survived ( this is going to be 3rd time lucky.) So with nothing to wear, nothing to put my stuff in and nowhere dry to sit, I set off on a shopping trip for a new bag, wearing my damp towel. Definitely got some weird looks, but I managed to find the least hideous bag in all of Manuel Antonio. Every cloud.. Back to the hostel, after a semi-clothed bus ...
Coastal Paradise
... time chatting to everyone else on the trip and seeing dolphins (swimming with them is illegal in Costa Rica due to spread of disease). We were able to go snorkelling nearer the shore though which was great and we saw some beautiful reef fish. On the way back the sun was setting over the horizon of the pacific which was an incredible sight and rounded off a great trip.
Saturday night was basically a repeat of Friday at Marlons bar. It was a bit busier (partly due to it being ...