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 here that has an amazing fragrance. I was enjoying a cold Pilsen and listening to people talk in three different languages. For dinner we had fresh fruits and vegetables and flavored our chicken with traditional local spices.
Today we will cook breakfast, pack up our stuff, head to the beach to check out the tide pools, then catch a direct bus to the city of Alejuela near the airport. "Direct" means we don't have to change busses at the ferry port. Our bus will get on the ferry, but the whole journey will still involve bus, boat, bus, taxi.
Oh, and Kathy asked if we would bring coffee home. We found out on our coffee tour that the best coffee is actually sent out of Costa Rica for export. So, if you go to the store and buy organic, free trade non-decaf, ungroud coffee beans you are getting the good stuff at about the same price. Here it is about $10-$15 a pound.
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 here that has an amazing fragrance. I was enjoying a cold Pilsen and listening to people talk in three different languages. For dinner we had fresh fruits and vegetables and flavored our chicken with traditional local spices.
Today we will cook breakfast, pack up our stuff, head to the beach to check out the tide pools, then catch a direct bus to the city of Alejuela near the airport. "Direct" means we don't have to change busses at the ferry port. Our bus will get on the ferry, but the whole journey will still involve bus, boat, bus, taxi.
Oh, and Kathy asked if we would bring coffee home. We found out on our coffee tour that the best coffee is actually sent out of Costa Rica for export. So, if you go to the store and buy organic, free trade non-decaf, ungroud coffee beans you are getting the good stuff at about the same price. Here it is about $10-$15 a pound.
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