Nov 5th- One more beach!

I feel like we haven’t left the house much, and we are OK with that! We did the horseback ride I wanted to do, explored the beach areas, and Jaguar Rescue Centre. The other place around here that was suggested to visit would be Cahuita National Park. It is one of the smallest national parks in Costa Rica, and the only one that you can enter by donation if you choose to. Although small it is bursting with wildlife and not only is the forest protected, but so is the marine life in the area. It is one of the top spots for snorkelling and exploring the reef, but the visability would not be the best at the moment, (Feb-May is best).

Cahuita is only about 10-12km from our house, so we called our pal Geovanny (taxi service) to pick us up, ($12) He knows where we live so it’s easier to call him:) We weren’t going until noon or so, so we weren’t planning on hiking too much (Effin hot)

There is a 6km hiking trail through the jungle, it is best to go early in the morning, not just to beat the heat, but to see the animals when they are most active. We were going to walk and explore a bit and just relax somewhere on the beach.

We got dropped off in town at Ricky’s and decided to have some fresh juice and share some chicken nachos for lunch before we wandered into the park. I got another mango/water slush and Jay grabbed a watermelon one. The nachos were perfect for sharing too.

Not my photo, but here is what Ricky’s looks like:

It was only a 5-6 minute walk up to the entrance of the park (Kelly creek side, there are 2 entrances) We donated $10 to walk around and enjoy the beach. It is really cool how you feel like you are in the middle of a jungle, but you have the ocean right next to you at the same time.

We found a break in the trees and cut through to the beach less than 1km in, (its hot, I’m not doing no 6km at 1:00pm….or any other time, lets be real)

We parked it for an hour and a bit, went in the water and got smashed in some waves, then just sat and observed. We watched a yellow crab dig his hole, just crawled out with a claw full of sand, stared you in the eye and chucked it, then ran back in…reminds me of those cat videos when they stare at you and knock shit off the table

…So that was our entertainment. On our walk out of the park is when we saw a bunch of Capuchin monkeys! (The small, white faced ones), they were just jumping from tree to tree, then playing for a bit. Luckily, they did’t come down and mug us, these ones can be real ballsy and steal from tourists. The locals say that one will sit there on the sidewalk and distract people while the other ones are in your backpacks and stealing phones/food lol. There is never just one, so if you only see one in front of you, you better turn around quick!

Nice and clear shots of a butt and everything but the face. NAILED IT

See Instagram for video (@_onesaltybeach_)

We also saw those leaf cutter ants?

It was probably around 3:30 ish when we left the park, so we obviously needed cerveza. We just went back to Ricky’s to hang out, we ended up eating an earlier dinner there before cabbing back home around 5 or so. It was our last night in the treehouse (sob), and we had to pack our gear and get ready to move on to the next destination. It got dark shortly after we got home, I jumped in my hammock to write my thoughts down and listen to the frogs. This is where the real fun began….

I had to pee, so I struggled as usual to get out of my hammock,(my legs are a little short and I have zero ab strength/too much extra tum tum) and then I headed to the room. We have been keeping our bathroom door closed as the windows are open….(they are shutter style windows)

So I open the door (it swings open to the right), and I head in left to the toilet, closing the door behind me. I turn around to sit down and just before I get my shorts down this BAT comes flapping across the floor at me. I screamed as it got closer and I backed into the corner so then it tucked and hid under the sink. THANK GOD I didn’t have my shorts around my ankles and fall off the toilet……FUCKKKKKkkkkk. I was ok after I saw he was just a little guy and I probably scared the shit out of him. Jay came running in at this point wondering what was going on…..We decided to just scoop him up in a towel and get him out of our room. There are lots of them flying around at night, they live on top of the ceiling somewhere. He must have flown through the open window after a bug and was stuck inside. I didn’t realize there was no screen on the outside either. I actually think bats are cute, just not flapping towards me in the bathroom. I thought maybe Jay would just set the towel down and let him fly out when he composed himself, but he just chucked him over the railing like a bug. I’m pretty sure he was not impressed since I heard him squeeking out there for awhile after. Maybe he was like this:

GOOD TIMES here in the jungle I tell yah. Still love it and don’t want to leave:)

I decided to go to bed and watch a bit of a movie since my brain wasn’t in the mood to keep writing after that. I downloaded the Secret Life of Pets at home on my iPad…I watched maybe half hour then passed out. I’ll pack in the morning.

I heard the bats chittering as I fell asleep….I slowly pulled the sheet over my head…..

Click below to watch the bat scene in The Great Outdoors;)