Are We There Yet? Travel Log

I can't believe it's our last day already. It seems like a long time ago we were at the Panama Canal or the Lost and Found lodge, but here we are facing our last long bus ride and our last beach for a while. I also can't believe we would be tired of looking at monkeys, but now they are just a passing glance unless they do something really crazy. Howlers are very interesting though. They are so loud for such a small monkey and they bob up and down while they growl. We spent yesterday at the beach and all got sunburned. We had sunblock on and sat in the shade, but the closer you get to the equator the more intense the sun is and we were no match for it. It gets oppressively hot here around four in the afternoon but by six the breezes kick up nicely and the world seem all right. Last night it was a full sensory experience. I was sitting in a hanging chair,rocking gently, while watching and listening to howler monkeys and an amazingly loud cicada. There is a flower blooming

Im doing this post entirely from my phone so if there are no photos it's because I didn't figure out how to get them uploaded. We arrived in Montezuma with no hotel reservations, but a few ideas. Unfortunately none of them panned out. We did find a hostel right on the beach but the rooms were sparse and the kitchen terrible. We enjoyed the beach setting for one day, but the noise and uncomfortable rooms had us looking for a new place at dawn. Luckily, we got to move to Luna Llena, our first choice, and I am very happily relaxed on the large porch lounging couch while listening to howler monkeys get closer. We were told that they will visit us here at least once a day. Yesterday we spent all afternoon at the beach. Cora was in the water for four straight hours. Tate built a fire pit and gathered wood (our children: water and fire). Steve and I went to buy food for dinner and by the time we were done shopping a storm blew in. It rained hard for several hours. All we could do