Manuel Antonio National Park

We had a really fun day today. We had a nice hoghurt, banana and granola breakfast with coffee at our airbnb and then walked to the main road where Dawn&Craig and Shaun&Tom picked us up and we drove to Manuel Antonio National Park which is know for its white sand beaches, walking trails and wildlife. We walked 12.5 km today through the trails in the park. We followed the groups with the guides so we had some idea what to look for. We could see sloths way high up in the trees, a raccoon-type animal, white faced monkeys, iguanas, two black squirrels, some hermit crabs and two small deer. I got too close to one monkey and he bared his teeth at me.....as I got out of his space very quickly!! We had some beach and swim time before heading to a Soda (this is where the locals eat and the food is typically much cheaper and a local flavor). We had a really great meal and some tasty margaritas for Happy Hour. After dinner we bought some pastries at a bakery for tomorrow, went to a grocery store to stock up and on to D&C, S&T's place for a swim in the pool and relax time. Anthony and I drive to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca tomorrow.Read more