Of Coconuts, Iguanas & Other Sights

The beach area isn't all about the water.  Here's some of the amusements we saw along the way -

This young man shimmied straight up a coconut palm to perch in the branches. Once there he chopped off a bunch of coconuts and then lowered it by a rope to his wife on the ground. Coconuts grow in bunches here like grapes. There must have been 20 or more in the stem he sent down. He then came flying down the tree like a fireman down a pole. His inner thighs and feet must be tough as shoe leather.

A very large iguana checking us out, and another providing lunch for a snake - yuch!

One of the large trees just along the beach.  To give you perspective, we could probably use its bottom branches as the foundation for a good sized two bedroom, two bath bungalow, or to provide firewood for a decade.

As we were leaving the resort, this family was moving in.  It seems as though everywhere in Costa Rica the livestock just decides to go for a stroll through town and everyone proceeds as if it is normal and expected.  Although we technically had the right of way, we decided to wait for them to make the turn before we headed up the road.

Our Tico waiter told us about a short-cut to shave an hour from our drive back to Lake Arenal. That's our road to the left. Note - if you've been drinking the local Cervesa, make sure you visit el baño before taking a Tico shortcut.  I think they have to replace their vehicle's shocks every few months here.

Adios!