Siatami Lodge Cahuita

... otra. Se puede hacer snorkel y bań**** en las playas.

Muy recomendable cenar en Miss Edith.

Hotel: Villas del Caribe (www.villasdelcaribe.com)
Precios por Noche: Villa (4 pax.) 146$ ( 26 € Aprox. por persona)

... us there is an anteater...in a tree! (he says it in spanish so I ask Nick what animal it is and I don't believe him at first when he says its an anteater bc I didn't think they could climb trees-apparently they can).  This anteater was about 60 feet up in a tree (the branches didn't look too stable).  I'm still in shock that the driver was able to spot it! It would be like me driving along and seeing a rat sitting in the bushes-basically impossible to see!  We got to our ...

... things. Your mind can really get into a rut and it isn't until you say what you were thinking to someone else that you realize the huge chunks you forgot to equate into what you were thinking in the first place, changing your outlook completely. It was a refreshing night and much needed. The food at Christen's site is amazing too. All fresh veggies from their garden, fresh milk from their cows, and there is a plentiful amount of fruit. Mmm ...

... that we got some subway at about 2pm and slept for 13 hours until around 3am when I awoke to a flaming bag of garbage in the gutter on the street corner outside our room. Interesting. I dozed for another hour or so and then got up to read the guidebook and Ben Elton's recent book 'Blind Faith' - I implore anyone who checks their facebook or myspace pages more than once a day to read this book, there's a chance it might change your outlook on such things, like it ...

... accessible. On a trip with a lot of time on the bus, Tortuguero was a 2 day break of boats and walking. We saw howler monkeys within 5 feet of us as they descended from the trees. Birds were everywhere. There were herons, anhingas, egrets and dozens of other species. We saw two spider monkeys crossing the canals high above in the trees. It was hot but windy all the time. The smell of the jungle mixed with the salt air blowing in from the sea. The ...

... first! So much for being a geo... According to USGS it was 5.9 and Quepos was one of the town that bore the brunt of the effect. Not much damage though (not that you'd noticed - Quepos is a hole) and no reports of injury... though the guy near me on the ladder was looking a little shaky after the event! And, of course, I filled out the USGS survey to tell them what it was like. Anyway, I decided to leave early in the morning for the Caribbean coast and the town of Cahuita ...

... we understood what was going on and had reached the Sky Walk, the guided tour was gone. We explored on our own buy got lost along the path and had to turn around half way through. But we made it the bridges. -They were hanging bridges, and while secure, still wabbled as you'd think they would, so it was a little bit scary. But we got to see monkeys. Overall, the trip was fun ...

... to me. It was impossible for me to sleep, so I read... a lot. At what must have been the halfway point, we got off our bus and switched to another bus where there were two more tourists. Now we were packed. I had the mom lay her little girl across all 3 of our laps so she could rest. We went higher and higher and finally at a cute little open-air Soda, we stopped for a rest break. I had my first meal of gallo pinto (rice and beans ...

... I am a part of their family already, it is very comforting. In short, my experiences with my family and the extended relatives have been by far the most amazing experience thus far in my trip. Beaches, national parks aside, nothing can compare to my family and the bonds we have already made in these 2 weeks. I am teaching at Colina Azul and Atenas Preschool , which is a private school and one of the most recognized ...

... interesting experience. As we headed back to Cahuita town, a fishing cum snorkeling tour boat approached us at the shore to ask if we wanted a tour... that was when I learnt that the spanish are really good negotiators....we paid 5 bucks per person for the tour, what would have cost 20 bucks normally. And that wasn´t even the best part.... the boatmen were part-time fishermen....that day, they had caught 14 crayfishes and lobsters of medium sizes and 2 giant crabs ...