Monchados Quepos

... the whole 'play with the dolphins' experience they plug in the Bahamas. Afterward we enjoyed kabobs on the boat. I still have no idea what was on the kabob (onion I'm sure of, and I think the meat was chicken?) and then we headed back to land. Sean and I headed back to the Blue Monkey hotel and enjoyed a long nap. Then he headed into town with Debbie, Brian, and Laurie while I blogged and read a bit. Eventually I took a cab over to the beach to see if I could find Sean in ...

... kids into a McDonald's. But ironically, did I get to see any wildlife? Well, yes, but only everything I'd already seen the day before. Oh, except one other animal though... I'd reached the end of a trail and was taking some pictures from the viewing platform there, when someone started shouting excitedly, grabbed my arm, and pointed down at my rucksack. I had some ...

... where tourists park and walk over a bridge on the route to Quepos. It is the Tarcoles River Bridge where crocodiles hang under the bridge. QUEPOS (pronounced Kay-pos) Quepos is fishing port that has grown into a large town. Quepos is located on the Pacific coast and it definitly has its own personality, quite rundown. Arriving at Quepos, we were met by a very rundown town. We worried about where were were staying there. It has a ...

... just a few kilometers away from Manuel Antonio. We walked around town a bit and then headed off to a wonderful dinner of seafood and exotic drinks at this restaurant called El Patio del Cafe Milagro. Quepos was a pretty touristy town, but still had some appeal. We all met early the next morning and headed to the park where we hired a guide named Leo to take us on a tour. Leo was well-versed in the life of the park and an excellent ...

... Manuel Antonio area but plan to spend some time on the Caribbean coast on our next visit. Wherever we will be back here at Las Cascadas. We're curious to see how the new construction progresses and look forward to seeing Gary, Catalina, Dallas, Dillon and Brandon and Gary's mom, Betty again. The time, especially the last couple of weeks, has passed very quickly but we are ready to go home, in spite of the fact that there is apparently still lots of snow at home.

... to block out the light. We started Wednesday with lot of fresh fruit for breakfast. Stayed around the apartment and pool until we got picked up for our Sunset Cruise at 1:30 pm. We met the sailboat at the boat dock just down from where we are staying. The boat was 56' long with one main sail and a jib. There were about 20 - 25 people on the boat with a 4 man crew. They sail south along the coast to the Manuel Antonio beach and then head back to a bay just past ...

A few things to share :) Laundry There is a washer in our bathroom that is a 2 step process. First you fill one side with water, soap and your clothes and this will wash the clothes for you. The next step is to wring the water out of the clothes on the other side. And you can only put a few items in there at a time. A timely event. But then you hang them out to dry in the sun. And ...

... predators to contend with! The island of Ometepe on Lake Nicaragua was our next stop-over where we had a lovely little cabin with a hammock for Dave and rum and cokes for Lou and me. Had a super walk to see the petroglyphs although it was the journey rather than the destination that was memorable. Louise continued with her parents' education by trying to teach us 2 new card games, "Sh·thead" and "Black Jack". I could have told her trying to teach me two sets of ...

... outside with me. Despite the rain at the house, I would wake up every morning to the sound of tons of birds, frogs, and monkeys. The indigenous land is in the same park as Corcovado which is the largest national park in Costa Rica. So, on our way back to town (La Palma) we saw some monkeys in the tree tops. The family I stayed with were so nice. Everyone was involved with me being there including the grandmother who taught me how to shred the ...

Ok, this was my last day in Manuel Antonio before heading out in the afternoon bus trip to La Fortuna near the Arenal Volcano. Summer Interbus runs afternoon buses for $21 from here to La Fortuna. So I've got the morning to hope to go see monkeys at the Park Manuel Antonio. Morning I've heard is the best time anyway, and I missed the mornings last week because I had Spanish class. So I got ...