Up early to do a tour of the local preserve on the Gaia
campus. We saw a commando (poison dart frog) and a whole bunch of red tip
macaws who Gaia is working to help restore to the area. This was also our
second run in with the ‘lazy plant.’
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| Spider |
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| A leaf cut by bats to make a shelter. |
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| Bat Family insdie leaf! |
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| Butterfly |
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| Butterfly |
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| Dragon Fly |
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| Dragon Fly |
Afterwards we headed back down to the public beach where we
decided to take a couple hours of surf lessons. It was tough weathering the
strong mid day Costa Rican sun but the first taste of surfing was quite fun. We
spent the rest of the day lounging around on the beach eating fish tacos from
Sancho’s.
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Picture with our Surf Instructor
I don't remember standing on his foot. |
Our last night we had dinner at Mar Luna, a pretty place
about five minutes from the hotel. The two for one drink special was a surprise
and overall the experience was solid. The chef’s special tuna entrée lightly seared
exhibited the freshness of some of the fish in this area and was a nice last
meal.
At night, we decided to go to Bahia Azul – a local outdoor
bar in the center of Quepos Town. We may have been the only tourists there but
the scene was great.
Saprissa – the local favorite soccer team was playing in
the second final game of the Costa Rican Premiere League. They led by two goals
from the first game so the crowd was comfortable but anxious to get another on
the board.
When the first goal was scored, the crowd went wild. It was akin to
being at the stadium. The game wore on and we thought about leaving just as the
end was approaching but saw Jorge, the guy at the hotel who had recommended us
coming down here to see the game and get a feel for the local style.
His drunken
aunt was dancing on a chair; the place was starting to go crazy as the last
seconds wound down. We stayed for a couple more drinks – some people let some
fireworks off in the bar, beer was being sprayed everywhere – we were jumping up
and down in a big crowd singing ‘Viva Saprissa!” Jorge eventually showed us
around outside the bar where a parade was starting to celebrate the win.
He gave us a quick walking tour of the town,
the local casino, the two or three main clubs. The parade continued in the
street. It was late but we decided to call it a night but not after making a
good friend down in Quepos Town.
