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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

back from the wilderness, but no internet

So I am at an Internet Cafe for a few... it´s probably a good thing since I only have today and tomorrow left before I leave Costa Rica to come home, so probably I should be out and about enjoying the heat, which is finally intense... summer arrived here while I was in Corcovado Park.

I have a lot to say about Corcovado... I ended up flying in, and flying out as well. If my pack had been lighter, I am pretty sure I could have done the hike, but actually I was pretty damned sore from the day hikes I did: each day tackling a new one, and by the end, I did all the day hikes around the station: Rio Claro, Along the Beach (several times), Naranja (several times), Sirena (several times), Part of the Patos trail, Espaveles, Ollas, Rio Claro again, and finally Guancoste. Most of the animals I saw on the first couple of days, but the forest and trees were always amazing, and I swam in a cool pool in the Rio Claro, and sat on palm trees drinking coconut juice, and climbed up to where I could see the coast sprawled out in front of me...

And am fairly happy with myself desite the lazy flying in and out. All yesterday I read a trashy book in the heat and lazily watched the white-faced cappuchin jump around in the mangroves (for my last three nights, I booked a mid-range hotel, which is pure shee-shee after the hostel dorms and camping awning I´ve been staying at). Today my plan is to rent a bicycle and go down to the Playa Preciosa again and go bobbing about in the surf. First a few chores though.

Oh, and I got stood up last night! I was walking down the street yesterday, and ran into a guide I had spoken with several times. Just as I was walking away, he asked me out to dinner and he was clearly asking me out on a date. I asked if we might postpone it until today because I had plans to do absolutely nothing last night, but he said ¨pleaaaaase,¨ and so I agreed and changed my plans (didn´t drink the beers I was planning on drinking in the afternoon). But then he didn´t show. Irritated that I had changed plans for no reason, I went down to the bar to say hey to Kenny and there was this guide, drinking with a couple of girls! He didn´t see me, and I didn´t punch him. Heh. Instead I went home, drank my beers quietly in front of a lit Christmas tree, and finished my lazy sprawl. What a strange world!

I have to say, I feel pretty good today. And I´m off...
Comments:
Hi Bez. I finally got to catch up on your blog. I thought you said you wouldn't be blogging, but I decided to take a peek anyway... and indeed you have been! Ya!
It sounds like your trip has been quite spectacular overall, and I am sure there are even more details and stories you have not written about yet. I hope to hear some and to catch up with you soon.
Have a safe flight home and talk to you soon. Happy New Year!!
Hugs, La
 
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