Heading down steep winding roads from the cloud forest we came to Manuel Antonio which was on the pacific coast. We made a stop on the way to see some crocs and to have a smoothy, The smoothy was made with fresh fruit and you had the added choice to add one,two, three, four or five shots of rum! You certainly slept well on the bus after that!!
The temperature and the fact that the sea was on our doorstep were the main differences from our previous stop. It was very hot and humid - thank goodness the hotel has a pool!
We were very close to a National Park and so we were up and out by 7:30am to see what animals we could see. Our guide is very good at spotting the wildlife! We saw a number of sloths - all in a tight ball at the top of a tree! There were lizards and monkeys to keep the mix interesting.
We’d walked to the public beach and boy are we spoilt in Aus! The beach was a dirty colour from the volcanic ash and was really touristy. The view out to sea was lovely and the water was like a bath - so warm and not refreshing!
Back at the hotel a dip was in order and all was serene until a couple of toucans flew in - we were ‘oohing’ and ‘ahhing’ but the staff from the hotel rushed to shoo them away. At the same time a couple of birds (flycatchers) were dive bombing them. We found out that the toucans were actually destroying the flycatchers nest!
It was our last night together as a group and our guide organised 'Who wants to be a millionaire’ - questioning us on some of the facts he’d mentioned. We were divide into two teams and you can imaging there was some competition between us all but it was great fun. We each received either some coffee or rum (products of Costa Rica).
We headed out to dinner to a restuarant which was built around a B52 bomber - Very interesting.
Now back in San Jose and saying goodbye to some of the group - 6 of us are going on to Panama - and meeting 5 new people plus a new guide. Our guide had been so much fun!
The temperature and the fact that the sea was on our doorstep were the main differences from our previous stop. It was very hot and humid - thank goodness the hotel has a pool!
We were very close to a National Park and so we were up and out by 7:30am to see what animals we could see. Our guide is very good at spotting the wildlife! We saw a number of sloths - all in a tight ball at the top of a tree! There were lizards and monkeys to keep the mix interesting.
We’d walked to the public beach and boy are we spoilt in Aus! The beach was a dirty colour from the volcanic ash and was really touristy. The view out to sea was lovely and the water was like a bath - so warm and not refreshing!
Back at the hotel a dip was in order and all was serene until a couple of toucans flew in - we were ‘oohing’ and ‘ahhing’ but the staff from the hotel rushed to shoo them away. At the same time a couple of birds (flycatchers) were dive bombing them. We found out that the toucans were actually destroying the flycatchers nest!
It was our last night together as a group and our guide organised 'Who wants to be a millionaire’ - questioning us on some of the facts he’d mentioned. We were divide into two teams and you can imaging there was some competition between us all but it was great fun. We each received either some coffee or rum (products of Costa Rica).
We headed out to dinner to a restuarant which was built around a B52 bomber - Very interesting.
Now back in San Jose and saying goodbye to some of the group - 6 of us are going on to Panama - and meeting 5 new people plus a new guide. Our guide had been so much fun!
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