Our normal routine of waking up early didn't disappoint as we woke up to
rain as it did all night long. We grabbed breakfast as usual however
our morning leisure spot outside overlooking Le Parque Nacional was
moved into the Jacques Cousteau restaurant where we had dinner on the
first night. The tour would still go on and fortunately the rain started
to clear.
We met our tour guides as this would include a special niño- Stuart, an 11 y/o boy whose father is the photographer for the company but was working another tour, so tagged along with us. The other 2 tour guides were best friends who have been doing these tours for about 9 years. As we walked down the the river start, one of our guides followed us down and showed us all of the natural things that we know growing wild- cilantro, oregano, bananas, plantains, oranges, vanilla, and cinnamon. We were debriefed before our loco rafting ride down river.
What an amazing ride and experience. Right off the bat, we went surfing for a solid minutes that actually sent our tour guide out of the raft. He was only disappointed to loose his sunglasses however this was common form him as he has lost over 20 pairs. Shortly after recovery, Stuart went flying off the side and we had to pick him back up. We stopped for a break in an area that unfortunately was overtaken by the river about 1 year ago. There used to be a restaurant at the river banks and 12 surrounding houses. However, there was a very active storm cause water levels to rise over 5m over the current water level.
We continued down river at a more leisurely pace and paused to see a sloth high up in the trees it really is incredible to see how slow they actually move. At the end of the ride, we approached a group of workers with cranes and bulldozers pulling some rocks out of the river and they dumped water onto us as we passed underneath getting baptized. They took us back to Quepos and we decided to stay in town to explore the local area. The stopped into the local super market "Palí" and ventured the local stores and enjoyed local pastries and baked goods at a café. We took a public bus back to Manual Antonio only 2.5km away but very steep and walk to our hotel from the main road. Siesta time was appropriate as it started to rain again.
We shuttled to El Avión restaurant which was made from an old military airplane and also overlooked a similar view from our hotel. Desiree had salmon and I- mahi mahi. We finished with tres leches sponge cake. Very yummy. We took a taxi home and called it a night. 16:40! Lol.
This has been the best day yet because of rafting and exploring what is local.
Pura vida!
We met our tour guides as this would include a special niño- Stuart, an 11 y/o boy whose father is the photographer for the company but was working another tour, so tagged along with us. The other 2 tour guides were best friends who have been doing these tours for about 9 years. As we walked down the the river start, one of our guides followed us down and showed us all of the natural things that we know growing wild- cilantro, oregano, bananas, plantains, oranges, vanilla, and cinnamon. We were debriefed before our loco rafting ride down river.
What an amazing ride and experience. Right off the bat, we went surfing for a solid minutes that actually sent our tour guide out of the raft. He was only disappointed to loose his sunglasses however this was common form him as he has lost over 20 pairs. Shortly after recovery, Stuart went flying off the side and we had to pick him back up. We stopped for a break in an area that unfortunately was overtaken by the river about 1 year ago. There used to be a restaurant at the river banks and 12 surrounding houses. However, there was a very active storm cause water levels to rise over 5m over the current water level.
We continued down river at a more leisurely pace and paused to see a sloth high up in the trees it really is incredible to see how slow they actually move. At the end of the ride, we approached a group of workers with cranes and bulldozers pulling some rocks out of the river and they dumped water onto us as we passed underneath getting baptized. They took us back to Quepos and we decided to stay in town to explore the local area. The stopped into the local super market "Palí" and ventured the local stores and enjoyed local pastries and baked goods at a café. We took a public bus back to Manual Antonio only 2.5km away but very steep and walk to our hotel from the main road. Siesta time was appropriate as it started to rain again.
We shuttled to El Avión restaurant which was made from an old military airplane and also overlooked a similar view from our hotel. Desiree had salmon and I- mahi mahi. We finished with tres leches sponge cake. Very yummy. We took a taxi home and called it a night. 16:40! Lol.
This has been the best day yet because of rafting and exploring what is local.
Pura vida!
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