Cahuita National Park Hotel

... Reaching for my ear plugs so as least not to here the enemy helping himself to my much needed blood, I fell asleep a defeated and disappointed General.<br><br>Now 4 days later I still carry those scars of battle, noticing in the mirror multiple bite wounds to the side of my face, smiling just a little from the counter attack I released on his family members in the bathroom the following morning. <br><br>

... It had been advertised as not for everyone and certainly not paradise, and not on the 'Gringo Trail' so I thought I would love it. Unfortunately Cahuita is also on the 'Stuck-up ****** Backpacker Trail'© (yes, I have coined and copy written that phrase) and I really don't like it at all. I've been to some amazing places where both the locals and tourists are so friendly and easy going (Koh Lanta) and I've been to some places where everyone (especially 'lifers ...

... nothing yet feel as if I am completely content. It has now become a "welcome" for the dogs. They have all decided to sleep inside the gate and want to stay all night. I tried to open the gate and call them but they just looked at me! I got the point and understood they were saying, "hey, you are here, this is ok, close the gate!" I hope all the guests who visit Casa Fiesta do the same and give these loving dogs attention as they love it.

The bus journey to San Jose was spectacular and comfortable. Which it should have been for that price. Costa Rica is expensive, being the tourism play ground of the stereotypical rich American tourist. There is good reason for this. The country is beautiful with a amazing array of Wildlife, Fauna and National parks. Certainly there are cheaper places to discover in the country but at peak season, as we were, we weren´t going to hang ...

... Really cool!! I'm probably not going to leave the turtle project until I come across one on night patrol, but I think that my chances are good in the next few days. It just has to be the right place and the right time! After that, I think I'm going to head into Panama since I'm so close to the border, and check out Bocas del Toro - maybe learn to scuba dive and surf! From there, hopefully Panama City, and then back to Costa or maybe all the way to Nicaragua. I'll keep you posted!!

... and mass media warning in the 1970s about global cooling), I was subjected to a discourse on banning plastic bags in New York, as San Francisco has done, but I executed the very difficult manuever (for me at least) called tact and did not remind the speakers how people just like them had concluded a mere 10 years ago that plastic was better than paper, see e.g. http://www.angelfire.com/wi/PaperVsPlas tic ...

... restaurant and to wait for our bus home. Eventually the bus came (buses are rarely on time), and we headed back. I eventually traded seats with Caitlin, because she was sitting next to a gentlemen who, upon sitting down on the bus, opened a can of beer and was not respectful of her space. Since she is pretty petite with an easy-going nature, she was too nice to say anything to him. I proceeded to spend the next three hours shoving his arms ...

... and several birds. And the sounds are amazing, I have never heard birds and insects like this! We are only staying here for a couple nights and then we are off to Panama. We are taking the bus to the border and then hoping on a water taxi to the archipelago islands of Boca del Toro. Until the next entry... Cheers, Dustin &amp; Ellie