I am home

Chris and I got home on Sunday. We had a wonderful time. I just did laundry today and watched TV. I was tired.

Sunday was kind of rainy all day. So he stayed at the hotel and drank pretty much all day. It was an "all inclusive" hotel so food and drinks were free. It was kindof a nice way to start out the week.

Monday we layed around and enjoyed the beach at the hotel. In the afternoon we drove to a small town called Jaco. I guess it was kind of a cool little town. We ate lunch on the beach in an open air cafe and got some pretty pictures of the sunset.

Tuesday we made an attempt to go to the Ziplines at Mount Verde. We had some pretty treacherous roads so it was a real disappointment when we got to the top of the mountain and there was a storm and they had to close. We went down the back way which was not as scary but was so bumpy I could not believe it.

Costa Rica has Beautiful country side......but it is a third world country so not so nice housing. Wednesday we took a tour with a guide to the rain forest at Manuel Antonio and it was incredible. We did get to see some monkeys and sloths. We also had a guide with us and went on a long hike thru the jungle. Through the trees you could see the ocean. It was really a pretty cool hike.....and tiring. After spending a few hours hiking we went to lunch at a really cute little open air cafe with great food. We were very glad someone else was driving that day cause it was a long drive.

Thursday was spent at Tortoga Island. We took a Catamaran over and snorkeled. We had a beautiful morning with alot of sun. We had lunch on the island. The trip back was great too cause the sun went behind clouds and it was just really pretty.

Friday we went up the mountain to go on the Ziplines. It was another cloudy day but apparently not bad enough for them to close down. I have to say it was a great adventure and I did not mind the drive up the mountain nearly as much as the first time. I wanted to zipline so bad but I have to say right before I was about to go I was losing all nerve. As I climbed the first tower (about 4 stories high) I kept thinking "WHAT THE Fuck Am I DOING" So I made sure I was the first to go cause I wanted to get that first one done. It was great fun and the more I did it the less nervous I was. It was cloudy and a bit windy so we could not see much scenery....which maybe was not a bad thing. After you left the platform you could not see them anymore. The person just disappeared into the clouds. It was kind of eerie. The only way you knew they made it to the other side was when the guide on the platform called on the radio for the next one. We did not take our camera up cause it was too wet out. One of the other tourist had a camera and I sure hope he sends the pictures like he said he would.
After ziplining we went on a hike thru the rain forest again. The guide we had on this one was even more knowledgeable than the one in Manuel Antonio. He was just a young kid but was obviously well educated...he was cute too. He was also one of the guides on the ziplines. We had lunch afterward at a restaurant in the small town at the top of the mountain, Santa Elena. I think that was the nicest little town and it fascinated me that people lived up there........and had to make that trek up and down whenever they needed stuff.....not alot of grocery stores or clothing stores. We went down the mountain on the scary side and it was not as scary as I thought it would be. Really the worst part was when a tour bus was passing us.

Saturday was spent at the hotel beach til about 3:00 and then we headed back to San Jose and spent the night at an Intercontinental hotel. Our plane took off at 8am on Sunday and it was just too long of a drive from Puntaranus. It was not far as far as miles go but the roads as so shitty and we had to drive thru the mountains and the roads were switchbacks and traffic could be very slow.

All in all I had a good time but was so glad to get home!!!!! I will post pictures later or maybe I will send you an email.