After a very relaxing night, it is back out into the humidity. You really do sweat by just moving your arm or think about moving your arm. But one of the roomies and I began our day with a trip around the hotel and then down to walk along the beach before our tour of the National Park began at 9 ( in tico time it was probably more like 9:20) Our group was paired with two amazing guides, who used scopes to pinpoint various creatures in the forest for us. We saw spiders, snakes, lizards, sloths, a toucan, and monkeys :)
We ended our tour with the guides on the beach, and by this time, we are all soaking wet with sweat. So a dip into the ocean was in order before any more exploring could be done.
Once we got cooled off, some of us decided to take a bit of a hike around the outside of the peninsula that the park is located on. There were various lookout points, and during the entire time, it felt like Tarzan could come swinging through the trees beside us. Sadly, there were no men wearing loin-clothes in the jungle. However, there were a few Speedo-wearing men on the beach (ick). Spectacular views, just spectacular.
We ended our hike back on the beach were we got some more sun before a storm moved in. The group headed up a different beach to get back to town before the storm broke. Watching the, once again, sheets of water come down is best done under a roof with a cold milk shake in hand. We waited out the storm before heading back to the hotel for a shower, as we all had sand in places that there should never be sand.
We headed back into town for supper and to look through all the shops that were around. We got caught in the rain once again, which makes me think that while at Manuel Antonio no one is destined to be wearing dry clothing. A Tequila Sunrise on a balcony overlooking the beach was the perfect end to the day, and we all headed back to hotel, since it wasn't even 7:30 yet. Some....well socializing, with the group commenced and we were in bed by 11 :)
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