Costa Rica: Day 5

Day 5 was a day trip to Manuel Antonio.

Our driver/guide was Juan Luis and he picked us up at 645am and it took a good 90 minutes to get to Manuel Antonio. It was very scenic. Manuel Antonio was more mountainous that where we were located in our house. It was also more built up/touristy.

The hike at Manuel Antonio was quite crowded. JL was the guide just for our group, but the trail was very crowded with other groups, too. JL had a scope so we could see 1. tiny insects and 2.animals that were high in the trees.

We saw: hummingbirds, two-toed sloth, three-toed sloths, howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, eyelash pit viper, another venomous snake, grasshoppers, and lots of spiders (I informed JL that I was not interested in seeing the spiders so he told when I was supposed to look away, and I am greatful for that :))

We could also take photos through the scope, so there are awesome photos from that day. I will post the photos from the scope when I get them.

This two-toed sloth was caught on an electrical line. The two-toed sloth is rare. The three-toed sloth is more common.

Halfway through, we stopped at a beach area for fresh cut pineapple and watermelon. It was a little cove area. Very crowded, very scenic. The sand was fine and white and the water was clear with minimal waves.

There were "monkey bridges" across the roads around Manual Antonio. They were just either blue or green ropes that spanned the road high up in the trees or parallel to the electrical wires. JL told us the monkey wouldn't walk on the wires, but would use the ropes.


Was pretty wrecked; slept in the car the whole way back. JK made grilled vegetables for dinner: