Final thoughts

Sitting at the Hostel in San Jose, waiting for transport to the airport and thinking back over the last 13 weeks. We have both enjoyed the trip, had some great experiences, met some interesting people and seen some great sights. It´s hard to pick out individual highlights but would start with:-

• The variety of canal birds we saw at Jalova
• The orchids and other flowers in the garden at Jalova
• Seeing the Resplendent Quetzal at Monteverde
• the beach at Playa Samara - and the huge Tuna steak
• The troop of White-faced Capuchins who paraded past our cabin at Manuel Antonio
• Our time at the Ocean Coral with Jim & co and particularly St Patrick's day in the rain
• The pink flamingos at Celestun
• Mayan ruins at Uxmal
• The view over Lake Bacalara
• Floating on our backs down the canal at Sian Ka'a n

Food and drink has featured as well but there are only
few memories:-

• Ice cold Imperial and Papaya daiquiri at the Buddha Bar in Tortuguero after 2 weeks of abstinence at Jalova
• Dinner at El Refugio at Punta Uva
• Whole grilled Snapper at Selvin´s in Punta Uva
• Ceviche at the beach restaurant in Samara
• Tuna sashimi and Tuna steak at El Gusto in Samara
• Mudslides with Mark at Ocean Coral
• Linda´s frozen margarita and steak at El Paraiso in Merida

And the people

• All the Ticos and Ticas who have been so friendly and helpful
• the North American tourists who provided us with so much amusement and bewilderment
• the Mexican boat driver at Celestun
• the beach waitress and the entertainment staff at the Ocean Coral

As Joni Mitchell sang, ´the taxis´s waiting...´ time to go - be in touch when we are back in London