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Monkey sea monkey do.
... was a lot of waiting around for people to catch up....but it was worth it to see the rainforests. We also saw some crocdiles in the water opposite one of the zip wires....i got some good video which I will upload once back in England.
The tour was only half a day so we got back to the coast in very good time to go to the market and wander around the town of Puntarenas. Again...incredibly hot. The breeze from the sea ...
Isla Tortuga
... I was even more upset because my camera was not working, I don't know what happened to it but it died, luckily Kim and Shawn both have a camera. After about 30 minutes of snorkeling our guide told us to get back on the boat and he was going to take us to another area where we could supposedly see more fish. We got to this little rock that had tons of pelicans on it and we jumped back into the water. And even though the water was still quite murky, we were able to see ...
The town that needs some love
... with trees and hoards of Tico’s on holiday for Easter week. It was very festive and cheerful but very funky. The beach is wide and very long and has almost no surf at all. The rule of thumb is to only swim where the Tico’s are swimming to avoid contaminated water. All along the promenade were stalls selling the usual cheap trinkets from China and food. The most common food item was the national dish Chifrijo. There were at least 25 ...
Let's Get Sandy!!
... t get back to sleep. Therefore, Anna and I headed outside for a walk around the town. She was taking a bunch of random pictures and capturing the different parts of Puntarenas that people typically don't pay attention to. We walked around some abandoned/mistreated areas, which were probably hotspots in Puntarenas years ago. It was interesting and depressing at the same time. I wish people would treat the areas in which they live with ...
"..Osment.."
... her out so much over the past few weeks. I personally just couldn't wait to get home and eat something other than rice and beans, though that proved to be a meal I found I could live with every single night if I had to and still enjoy it. I also couldn't wait to get out of the humidity and away from mosquitos.
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