Geo: 9.38945, -84.1347he Decided to head down to see what was happening down by the park and possibly go to the park. Had not gone into the park since the first time we visited Manuel Antonio and this day was no different. The park is closed and Monday, and today, Tuesday, the lines to get into the park were quite long so we opted for our alternative plan, the secret garden.A couple of years ago, we were staying near the park and had walked around the side streets near the park and had discovered a trail through some very lush vegetation that appeared to abut the park. On previous trips we have seen quite a few birds and had the place to ourselves so we decided this was a better option to standing in line and ... read more

Geo: 9.38945, -84.1347gravel road to beach, howlers and all and then Farmer's Market, la Feria and dinner at placeOn Saturdays in Quepos, there is a Farmer's Market and we decided to take a hike down the gravel road near Casa Buena Vista to the beach, ride the bus into town and check out the Farmers Market. Took off around 7:00am and our first sighting was a group of howlers crossing the road on the electric wires overhead. They were making all kinds of vocalizations and the young ones did not seem to enjoy the crossing. A few very cute ones hanging onto their mother as they crossed and one very large male making quite the majestic crossing!Saw a group of aracari in a tree but neither of us was fast enough to get a picture before ... read more

Geo: 9.38945, -84.1347We both had acquired strange small blisters and raised blotchy rashes during the first couple of weeks in Costa Rica. We asked Anita, our AirBnb host at Casa Buena Vista, about a visiting doctor we had read about in Tripadvisor Forum. Farmacia EconómicaShe knew the doc mentioned on Tripadvisor Forum but also said we could talk to her favorite local pharmacist, Dr. Carlos, and have him take a look and suggest something. She said she was driving down into Quepos anyway and that we could ride with her and she would drop us off there. Since there are three pharmacies (Farmacia) in Quepos and we weren't sure which one it was, we gladly accepted her offer. The pharmacy where Dr. Carlos works , Farmacia Economica, is across the street and to the left from ... read more

Geo: 9.45, -84.15Finding Casa Buena Vista and sunset at Runaway GrilleLow key morning doing some work on stories and catching up on expenses log. After lunch decided to go and see if we really did know where Casa Buena Vista was and then walk over to Marina Pez Vela and enjoy the sunset at Runaway Grille. Caught the bus down into town and then the bus that travels down the hill in Manuel Antonio. You can catch the bus for 345 colones from Birds Watching, take a collectivo(private car acting as a taxi)for 500 colones and the same for a real taxi. The bus that runs from the bus station in Quepos down the hill and back is 310 colones each way.Got off the Manuel Antonio bus where we were 99% sure we were supposed to ... read more