Fun on the Beach

Author: Julia Tanenbaun
Location: Manuel Antonio
As did yesterday, today started with a bang, actually many, which belonged to the pounding wakeup call that each door received this morning by our skipper, aka alarm clock. This early wakeup call was followed by a breaksfast of fresh fruit, toast, cereal and jams, which included my new personal favorite, pineapple. We then said goodbye to the El Marannon and moved on to our three and a half hour bus ride that would take us to our beach weekend getaway. Although a particularly tough bus ride for me, I got to talk to Viktor, the ride was immediately made better after stopping the bus to see a river full of alligators. They were huge, but for some reason refused to put on a show for us, maybe it was because they were wild. Once we finally reached the Cabaas de Pedro Miguel, our hotel, we were immediately rushed off the bus to see all the monkeys hanging around the hotel, although they soon left after enjoying many, MANY bananas. After meeting Jos and enjoying an amazing lunch we then headed for the beach. Once there we took a hike, which my shorts and shirt will pay for, it was very muddy. This led us to an amazing beach with probably the warmest water I have ever been in. We could, and did, last for hours just swimming in the water. After the hike back from the beach we were set free to go explore the local market of Manuel Antonio, which I might add is AMAZING. Once we arrived back at the hotel we were greeted by Jos, his wife and an amazing dinner of steak, chicken, rice, beans, pineapple, and rice pudding (yes dad be jealous it was the best ever). After dinner we all played Mafia and rhythm maker. During these games we all came together to enjoy the hilarity that ensued. Soon we realized that it was already 10:45 and that was why we were all so tired. The best part of today was Jos's speech about life. He was very inspirational and told us that we were all very special and how good giving is for a person's body and soul, he really captured what it was that we were setting out to do. It was great end to a day filled with adventure.
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