A summary of 3 days

Oups…3 days without any blogg. That wasn’t the plan. But first I had a day where not too many things happened (transport day - but we saw some crocodiles on the way) and then I had days where too many things happened. It is hard to have a balance. ;-)

Anyhow – we have reached Manuel Antonio on the west coast. It is a very, very cute village where the main attraction is the national park. On the day of arrival it rained A LOT, so we ended up just sitting in a coffee place looking at the beach and the pouring rain. But to cheer us up we decided to use the happy hour in a bar close to the hotel: 2 for the price of 1. The drinks were quite good, but since we were supposed to hike in the park the next morning we ended up going home early. You have to prioritize on a trip like this and partying is not on the top of the list for neither one of us in the group. I’m so happy that we think alike in the group. We haven’t disagreed on anything so far.

The hike the next morning was exactly as full with animals as they had told us in advance. Even if the park is small you see a lot. The animal we saw the most of was the sloth (sengångare in Swedish), but we also saw monkeys, spiders, lizards, crabs, birds, frogs and turtles. No snake this time. J It was a fantastic little hike. When we finished the hike with the guide we decided to go on a little hike on our own. We didn’t see so many animals (it is hard to spot them – this why you pay the guide) but we saw some fantastic views. I also went on a 1,5 hour hike on my own. It is always a bit exciting to walk in the jungle on your own. You hear all this noises and you can never be sure what is causing them.

Yesterday night we went dancing. I got the privilege to dance with our young and very cute tour leader. Oh boy, he could dance. I was out of practice and not totally sober so I got lost quite many times, but Allen always managed to get me back on track again. I wish more men could dance like that. It is such a treat to dance with someone who is good at it.

This morning we went for a sailing trip. The idea was to spot dolphins and to do some snorkeling. We didn’t spot any dolphins, the snorkeling was terrible since the rain has made the sea muddy and finally there were a lot of waves so half of the boat got seasick. Luckily I was not one of them. Ah well – most of our activities have been fine so if one was not perfect, who am I to say anything.

Now I’m enjoying my final cup of coffee before we will head back to San José. I haven’t decided if I will do a final activity there or just enjoy some free time and shopping.