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We headed to Manuel Antonio National Park quite early before the big busses start arriving. This park is one of the smallest in size, but has the most visitors out of any in Costa Rica! At 8am, there were at least 5 tour guides taking groups of people around. We were going to join one but decide we'd rather just take our time and explore the park on our own. Besides, we passed by so many guides, that we could pick up some information along the way and save ourselves $20 each. The animals are way up in the canopy and they all carry telescopes which everyone takes turns looking through.
Right at the entrance to the park, we came across a huge group of people looking up a small tree a taking photos. There was a HUGE boa constrictor coiled up in the branches! We also spotted many iguanas, a Jesus lizard, some exotic birds, monkeys and sloths. The beaches in the reserve are beautiful! My weekend in Manuel Antonio was fun!
I met a nice Puerto Rican surfer, named Justin, at the Quepos station and we chatted about our various travels. He's crazy about Australia and has been there 3 times already! For different reasons to Wendy and I, he was also not overwhelmed by Costa Rica because it reminds him too much of home.
The bus ride to Punta Renas passed by endless miles of palm plantations and stopped every 5-10min to drop off or pick up passengers, but the scenery more than made up for the delays as we passed swollen muddy rivers and roadside cafes painted bright colours to attract passes by.
I just made it to the station for a mad dash to the toilets and the next bus home! At least, I wouldn't have to waste another hour for a connecting bus. In total, over 7 hours in transit. I was exhausted, but glad that I had been to see the sea!
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Maria Guerriero sounds like a very cool experience!