Hola family and friends!
This morning, Robert and I awoke to a cacophony --the sound of chirping insects, calling birds, hooting monkeys, and a low rumble which grew louder and louder! Vaguely uneasy, I grew positively alarmed at the approaching roar, until Robert identified the sound as a huge rain squall, watering the verdant grounds of our humble resort and filling the air with the sounds of a jungle storm.
Energized by the Costa Rican coffee and a buffet breakfast, we worked off our pineapples and yogurt hiking the grounds, some 150 or so acres of green. At the edge of a ravine, I ventured too close, fell through the soft moss and scraped my leg on a tree root. Sigh. Fortunately, Robert had his medical kit and we got me patched up with antiseptic to spare.
This afternoon, we ventured into La Fortuna town for lunch at a local soda, which grew popular with the tourist crowd by the passing minute (we attributed it all to our presence), then I wandered off by myself to visit the local versions of grocery stores and Quicky-Mart (one of my favorite activities) to acquire local versions of cookies, chocolates, and -- best of all -- bottled salsa!
I foolishly hiked all the way back through town to the property of our hotel -- probably no further than 2 miles or so, but in the hot and humid, I was a wilted flower upon arrival, finding the relaxed and suntanned Robert snoozing by the pool. Some vacation, eh??
Tomorrow´s our adventure day: we´re booked at odark early for an ATV tour of the jungle and waterfall (includes lunch), followed by the long awaited ziplines.
We saw the monkeys!!
Love T
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