Today was a reminder that nature can be both beautiful and brutal. Our hostel group (Rory and I, Jaimy from Holland, and George and Joe from England) visited the Manuel Antonio National Park. This tropical rainforest was full of sloths, lizards and monkeys. It ends on a beautiful beach with giant waves. Rory fought off a business of raccoons from stealing our stuff, but then a capuchin money dropped from a tree and tried to grab a bag! They must work together! I got a wicked sunburn, and Rory's back is bugbite city. For dinner, we had poolside pizza and cervezas at a hotel near the rainforest. Apparently the monkeys enjoy happy hour too because at 5 pm (on the dot), they filled nearby trees, along with a slow-moving sloth and rainbow toucan.Read more
Rory DeolThose raccoons at Manuel Antonio have such a racket going. They're fearless. I eventually resorted to throwing handfuls of sand at them when they would try and steal our stuff. #pocketsand
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Rory Deol Those raccoons at Manuel Antonio have such a racket going. They're fearless. I eventually resorted to throwing handfuls of sand at them when they would try and steal our stuff. #pocketsand