San Josecito

This morning we took a boat ride to a large, beautiful beach called San Josecito. The boat dropped us off with 4 of our friends we met at Finca Maresia, a couple from chicago and a couple from switzerland. It was about 45 minutes to get there, and the plan was to hike the way back along the beaches and trails to return to Drake. The pictures pretty much tell the story, it was a long hike. When we sat down to eat lunch, one of the dogs from the tent camp next to our cabin trotted up. He must have come several kilometers to meet us there, and he took us the whole way back to town.

From Hiking from San Josecito

We found a big moth who did not mind being photographed

From Hiking from San Josecito

Later on, Juan invited a band that was in town and a bunch of his friends over for a barbecue. He fired up a big grill and whipped up some salads to go along with all the meat. He was nice enough to cook me some fish and Christie got some grilled mushrooms, which she actually enjoyed quite a bit. We mostly hung out and talked with our friends from Switzerland and drank a few beers on the house.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Monteverde, which is in the north and is a high altitude cloud forest. Too bad I left my only sweatshirt on the bus :(