Manuel Antonio- Where the Monkeys at?

On Friday Me Anabel and Elisa took an adventure to Manuel Antonio. Which is a beach in Punta Arenas a little further than Jaco, about 3 1/2 hours. Once we got there we were I was literally melting into a little pool of sadness, I NEEDED WATER! We got off along side the beach. and I instantly knew that I liked the vibes here, it was the perfect balance between touristy and locals. We were strolling around trying to find out Hostel, National backpackers, which was a quaint little area with a pool, until we saw the dorms.. where we'd be sleeping for the night. Lets just say it was probably the equivalent of a prison cell. Minimal light, bunk beds with a mattress the size of cot, and sleeping next to strangers! Fun times !

We walked around the town, and beach. Found an american-ized location for lunch  thanks to a kind national park guide, who really all they want is to get you to go on a tour, but there we had Burgers, massive ones. Que gringas! We were told that there would see monkeys everywhere.. well let me tell you now that I saw about ... zero ! I was like where are all the monkeys ?

Bus to Quepos

After surviving a night of the grueling heat in the dorms, & the possibility of getting eaten alive by mosquitos with literally one little fan in the corner.  We got up & ready for the beach. & check out. We also visited the National park, which should really be called the national beach, because its a huge park with about 4+ beaches ... they were really pretty. But by the time that we went we wanted nothing to do with sand or salt water, so we just walked around and checked out the beaches and trees.. lots of trees. We saw a raccoon, an iguana and like 1 1/2 monkeys .. The heat was unbearable. UGH.

BATIDOS! Yum.

So once we saw all that Manuel Antonio had to offer , we took a local bus to Quepos. which we had discovered the night before where we went on a search for Batidos & met a friendly man who made yummy batidos !for 285 colones it takes you to the neighboring city. In Quepos we had lunch , and waited for our bus home .. luckily Anabel found a way to convince the bus company to let us get on the 3pm bus instead of 5pm. So we got home to San jose so much earlier. I was pooped. The sun had drained any possible energy within me .. and I had spent every colon.. /dollar on me . So I was VERY ready to come home to my Tica home stay.

But overall Manuel Antonio was a pleasant place, definitely my favorite beach thus far.

Cute Little picture I took while at the national park.