Hotel Villa Teca Manuel Antonio National Park

... the whale!<br><br>We went back to do some more fishing but with still no luck then one of the other boats radioed in to say that three Columbian Drug Running boats were being pursued by Costa Rican and American coastguard. We could just see them; three high powered speed boats and we could just make them out being pulled over while a large American coastguard vessel was quickly speeding to the scene. We had earlier seen a plane come ...

... we did once we are back. Then finally I get my opportunity to film the Mono Titi's at the house (a sub species of the Spider Monkeys). they are sooooo cute. And who cares about a few moskito bites, when you see wild monkeys in nature just doing their thing. It's the most amazing and fabulous thing ever! In the evening we walk over to the Hotel Karahe for a light dinner and Michilada and then fall asleep infront of the TV... our butts still hurting LOL....

... but they sell the tickets now back in town we hit the beach went swimming. the water is soo nice here and its a healing salt water meaning it closes you cuts and dosent infect them. we went out to quepos and hit the pescador had a few drinks and went back for a night swim. walked back to the room smoked a bowl and passed out!

... turned out to be the case. Continental employees were flustered with the sea of "guests" and were busy trying to organise things but in my opinion, the level of professionalism and in particular, helpful and courteous behavior was completely lacking. Personal grooming levels were at rock-bottom as to be expected. We joined a long line of fellow passengers without really knowing why. I had already done an on-line check-in the day before, and this ...

... of a turn. If it's cool, I turn the knob back and forth a bit to see if perhaps the hot water is there somewhere, and it just takes some pizzazz to find it. Occasionally it's lukewarm (for me, anyway), and the moment I feel any warmth I hurriedly stick my head under the faucet and soak my hair and then turn it off, hoping.there will be some warmth left once it's time to rinse my hair. This morning, after about 45 seconds or so, there was *WARM* -- as ...

In spite of being exhausted Wednesday night, I attended English classes for adults at my school. There I met Dayana, a 19-year-old sophomore at a university in a nearby city who is studying natural resources. Her English is excellent and we had a good time talking about life in college for students in Costa Rica and in the U.S. We also made a plan to go hiking to a place called the Yellow Church the following day. My family told me it was ...

... F, which is of course is way warmer than back home in Wisconsin at this time but when your damp from the rain and don't have the right clothes with you and there's no hot water or blankets, it can get cold! The week was pretty uneventful and low key but I did manage to meet some people and have some fun. Within an hour of arriving, I was hungry and of course needed a beer. I walked past a few empty restaurants and settled on ...

... someone just pulled something out of our car and took off. We go look and it was my day pack. We figured out that we locked all of the doors on the car, but when you shut the doors they all open, so you have to lock the doors with the key. I haven´t ever seen anything like it, but I guess now I know. They got my passport, camera, some credit cards, and Andy´s old laptop that he brought down for me. So no pics for awhile, so stop asking. We had to ...

... to go back to the beach at Manuel Antonio. We were hoping to stay at the hotel where we had stayed our first time there, but it was full. It actually worked out quite well as we stayed at another hotel called The Blue Monkey (Mono Azul Hotel). This hotel was done up to make you feel as though you were staying in a jungle. The two pools were located right in the middle of no where with trees all around you. It was frustrating at times as the trees were ...

... we just grabbed some pizza and went to bed early, tired from not stopping since taking the 630am bus from san jose. it rained the next morning, too, but we waited it our and hit the beach around 10. at the hotel, a man who sells lunches to local vendors was working in the kitchen. before we took off for the beach, he fed some bread to a wild deer that came by--from his mouth. the deer apparently comes by everyday, accustomed to getting a snack from the ...