Alexander
We were on our way to Jaco Beach, which is a three and a half hour drive, when we stopped along the side of the road of a bridge to see a spectacular. It was a bunch of crocodiles. Holy crap! Tons of them. It was so crazy to see them this close up. I wish there would have been a way to get closer, but that might have been just a tad dangerous. Nonetheless, it would have been cool. There was a local vender that feed the crocodiles pieces of chicken for a price. Luckily, it was the right price for us. We got to witness the spectacular that is crocodiles eating. The only complaint I had was that the chicken kept being thrown directly into the water so it was not as easy to see them eat. If he has thrown it on the ground where 15 or so of them were lying, it might have been a bigger show. Nonetheless, I can’t complain because it was incredible to see the raw power of the crocodiles and to get it on video is just that much better.
Polina
When we arrived to the National park, the weather was beautiful. It was the first sunny day during our stay in Costa Rica. The flora and fauna of the park is amazing. Manuel Antonio National Park is situated in humid, tropical forest. The most characteristic species of flora in the primary forest are the guácimo colorado, bully tree, cedar, and silk cotton tree. Within the wild life of the park, some of the most common but impressive species are the raccoon, white nosed coatis, agouties and of course capuchin monkeys. These monkeys are in danger of extinction due to destruction of their habitat and its exploitation as pets. The park has 5 beautiful beaches: Playa Espadilla Norte, Playa Sur, Playa Manuel Antonio, Playa Puerto Escondido, and Playa Playitas. The beach that we went to was Playa Manuel Antonio. On our way to the beach we saw a big Boa hiding in the trees. It was enormous snake, I never seen one before in the wild. We also saw couple iguanas, two on our way to the beach and one on the beach. On top of the trees there was a sloth, he was moving but very slow. The beach was wonderful. I felt like I was in the paradise. The beach was located in the nice lagoon, had a white sand, and pure clean water. We had a wonderful time at the beach. I was in the water most of the time. On our way back we finally saw the capuchin monkeys on the trees. They all were very playful, they jump from one tree to another and it was fun to watch how they interact between each other.
For the first time I tried a fresh coconut milk and ate coconut. We took nice pictures of sunset at the beach. We had dinner at the restaurant by the beach, so that we can enjoy the sunset and nice breeze. The food at the restaurant was average, but I enjoyed tuna tartar and grilled lobster.
For the first time I tried a fresh coconut milk and ate coconut. We took nice pictures of sunset at the beach. We had dinner at the restaurant by the beach, so that we can enjoy the sunset and nice breeze. The food at the restaurant was average, but I enjoyed tuna tartar and grilled lobster.
Kimberly
I survived. It wasn’t the 3 hour drive in a place that seems to have no rules of the road that I was worried about. It wasn’t the crocodiles we fed at the bottom of the bridge. It wasn’t the boa constrictor so well camouflaged in the jungle at Manuel Antonio National Park. It was the water. The thing that everyone else was so excited about getting to do, I was afraid of. Despite having taken swimming classes when I was 10, I can’t swim. A little bit of water at my feet was nice and refreshing after walking in the hot jungle. I inched out into the water to join the rest of the group although they looked too far out there for my liking. They said I could touch the bottom there. That is until a wave starts to form and pulls you out into the ocean before spitting you back onto the shore. I imagine this is what Jonah felt like. While the boys were excited about there being a “good one” I was trying to brace myself for the impact and possibility of going under. After one particularly “good” wave I swallowed salt water and it went up my nose. I was done. No more water for me unless it meant cleaning the sand off my feet.
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