February 8
Good evening from Quepos. We spent one last morning at the beautiful resort in Jaco. Since checkout wasn’t until noon, we had time for one last dip in the pool and one more tasty Pina Colada. We figured that even though it was only 10:30am, we weren’t the first ones to the bar, so it was okay.
After walking around the town for a little while where we bought a few gifts and Peter got a new hat (have no idea where his old one is but Lynn was thrilled….it made him look like Peter Fonda in On Golden Pond), we headed south for Quepos. Again, not much of a town but we’re looking forward to visiting the beach at Manuel Antonio tomorrow. We hear it absolutely beautiful.
We checked into our new Airbnb apartment just outside of Quepos. It’s very small but has everything we need. It was in the low 90s today so by the time we got here the flat was hotter than hell. Luckily, the bedroom has air conditioning so it should be fine for sleeping tonight. The good news is that the internet connection is quite good, so we have pictures!
While not right in the jungle, the house is in quite a remote location (again) so we’re very glad we have a car. There is a bus that runs from here to the beach but it’s much easier to get where we want to go on our own. Since we’re not big beach people, there are things other than the beach we want to do so having a car makes life much easier.
Once the sun went down, the monkeys came out. We think they’re white-faced monkeys and they’re much quieter than the howler monkeys we saw while kayaking on the river. Here’s a YouTube video. They’re in the bare tree and you can see them fairly clearly.
After a week without TV (except for last night and he never turned it on) he finally has channels to surf so he’s a happy guy. Of course, all the channels are in Spanish but it’s still a TV with a clicker.
Talk with you soon. Love to all….us.