Recently in Costa Rica Category
We have continued to poke down the Costa Rico border, finally having made it to Gulfito, the last stop before Panama. As we turned into the large 20 mile wide bay which Gulfito sits in, I pointed out to both Amy and Robert a small sliver of land which ran down the back of a mountain and down to the sea. I told them that that skinny piece of land was Panama.
Amy broke out into the David Lee Roth song, "Panama." She told us she had been waiting an eternity to be able to sing that. Robert quickly learned the words, added his own dance and then modified the tune to "Panama Canal". It appears the crew is excited to be getting closer to Panama.
Since arriving in Costa Rica, we have had the "opportunity" to learn A LOT about various animals and insects.
In one day Amy made a list of "friends" we currently had visiting in our home. A mouse, one brilliant blue/green moth, several small translucent crabs which had crawled up our drain pipe into our bathroom sink, one medium size crab which has taken a liking to our rear swim step locker, and a small gathering of fruit flies in our refrigerator.
Rainy season has officially started in Costa Rica. We are currently in Golfito, at the southern tip of Costa Rica. This is one of the rainiest places in Costa Rica. The Oso Peninsula, which is right across the gulf from us, gets 220 inches of rain per year- that's almost 20 feet of rain!!
We have enjoyed our time in Costa Rica; I cannot believe we have been here six weeks. We arrived in Bahia Santa Elena, the northernmost bay in Costa Rica, where we spent two days hiding from the wind (see: Old Man and the Sea). We spent a few days in Playa del Coco, where we checked in to the country, and then went on to Bahia Portrero, where the Marina Flamingo used to be.
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