[This is an excruciatingly slow internet connection, so two days are combined to minimize the pain. No photos will be posted, as it would take forever. Sorry.]
On Monday morning we moved closer to the beach and the park entrance. Some of us went to Quepos to do banking, buy food, eat lunch, or simply explore this once thriving city. It used to be the main port for shipping bananas, but when that stopped, the city went downhill. A new marina, owned by an American developer and in the works for over nine years, is being "sold" as the city's savior. We'll see.
All of us went out for dinner together. First we went to El Avion, a restaurant constructed in part from an old, military cargo plane. Due to a long wait, we walked 300 meters - it seems like everything is 300 meters away - to a "sister" restaurant containing an old railroad car. Not as exciting or unique, but no wait.
Today some of us went boogie boarding at the big beach while others headed back to the national park to swim or hike or both. One hike lead to a beautiful waterfall, while another took us high up on the peninsula, which juts out into the ocean. The wildlife was out in force after a day off - the park is closed on Mondays - and we saw many white-faced monkeys, including a baby riding on its parent's back, a few large iguanas, some smaller lizards, a couple of sloths, and a cat-sized, rodent-like animal.
Tomorrow is the last full day in Costa Rica. We will head for Alajuela, our jumping-off point for the airport.
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