Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Costa Rica 1992, Manuel Antonio Park, First Day


      It felt like the next day was really the beginning of our Costa Rico vacation.  It was the first time that my visualizations of the country were finally met.   Luckily, it was low tide, when we waded across the river, entering Manuel Antonio Park and began hiking the Punta Catedral Loop Trail.

    We didn’t see any monkeys or exotic birds, but saw iguanas and several other types of lizards, a white and black snake that was over a meter long, and some orange forest crabs.  We also came across three long-legged big rat-looking mammals, with no tail, that were noisily walking through the jungle.

    It was very warm, moist, and humid among the trees.  Sweat was pouring off of us, and we became tired very quickly.  There were of course, many exotic looking trees and plants to look at.  We spotted a very large butterfly, but it flitted away before I could get my camera out to  photograph it.

    After our hike, we went to the beach for a swim.  We took turns swimming, and watching over our cameras and things.  I did a bit of snorkeling, but it was not as spectacular as in Kauai, but I did see some small colorful blue fish, as well as an 8-inch, trapezoidal-shaped, fish with bug eyes, and a flat tail with yellow and silver spots.

    That evening, the rains began.  We made use of our umbrella as we walked to a restaurant that does laundry, dropping off our dirty clothes.  We ate chicken in a spicy sauce that came with a side of French fries.  As we ate the tropical rain really started to come down, and the previously smallish lapping waves on the Pacific, energized, grew in size, and began to curl.  By the time we finished our meal, the rain had subsided, and as we walked back to our cabin, we could see surfers weaving back and forth on the waves.



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