Another day in Paradise

Author: bershire the Great (Zak)
Location: Manuel Antonio to Piedades
We were abruptly woken by the pounding and playing of the squirrel monkeys on our metal roof, and soon after notified that it was time to get out of bed. Later we realized we were woken up at 6:45 instead of 7:30 as planned. However, we spent the time by feeding bananas to the dozens of monkeys frolicking in the trees. (they would come up and take the bananas out of our hands!! The eggs, rice and beans were tasty but the fruit was the highlight, as always. We returned to our rooms to pack up and head off to the beach with our bathing suits still damp form yesterday, therefore it seemed like and eternity too me (my bathing suit was really wet). Finally we got to the beach and us guys were the firs to race to the water, not needing a quick tanning session like some others the girls joined us and we flipped over and under frontways and backways into the waves, and body-surf the day away. At least utile lunch time. One of us was unlucky enough to get stung by a jellyfish, but to her fortune no urine was involved (we had our first aid kit with us). When everyone seemed to be fatigued from the rip-tiding ocean, mozied on over to the bus located at El Mono Loco (The Crazy Monkey). There was a race for the back seats but we all know who won but we weren't poor sports and mingled with the ladies as our staff and the coolest man ever, Jos had told us. We got back to our "awesome" hotel and quickly showered then took off for a 3 hour bus ride to our previous hotel in Piedades. Madlibs, song games, word games and story telling made the ride seem like an hour or so, or at least in our minds. Later that night before bed, we learned about coffee and the plantation we will be visiting tomorrow. We did this on Hilary's laptop in the Rancho, a private rec room, also where the guys are sleeping do to other group of not as cool Americans that are currently filling up all the rooms in OUR hotel. It could've been some of the girls, but we were told that the girls couldn't handle the bug situation here. Overall, today was another success, hoped to be followed by another. Peace Out, Bay Area Represented!!
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