We were picked up by the very chatty guide Jose and the driver Licko. Licko claimed he didn't speak any English but every time one of made an off color comment he was in the front guffawing to himself. No English my shiny ass(was still buffed from the my massage). I bet my shiny ass that if Deb had starting talking about her cojones that Licko would have driven right off that windy road. And speaking of buff I have to say Licko was pretty "buff" himself. He had a Jesus tat on his arm which Robin was sure meant that he was a "saved" bad boy. We had to keep our eye on Licko. Which wasn't a real burden by the way.
On a related note - did I mention that the Costa Rican men in general are very attractive? Ok, hell they were pretty hot. Yes that was the concensus. I think partly because they were all so genuinely nice, kind and considerate. And patient. We butchered their language the whole week, and they still tried to speak to us in Spanish. Without laughing.
The festitivies began when we had to put on very smelly life vests. Pee You! Seriously. Deb seemed to have issues snapping in her cojones, so sure enough, here comes Licko to the rescue. That man does have a stressful job, huh?
Licko Saves The Day!!
All Snapped In. Mission Accomplished!
What I thought was going to be an easy white water rafting trip turned out to be a meandering, floating trip down a very lazy river. It was perfect! It was only us, a young couple from Spain on their honeymoon who were charming, and Jose.
By the way, 3/4 of the males in Costa Rica are named Jose. They explained that they use their second name to distinguish, such as Jose E, or Jose Manny, or Jose Emmanuel to tell one Jose from another. So this is Jose Float Trip.
We had a wonderful time, and saw: ....2 sloths, 1 baby, bats, leafcutter ants, monkeys, and 1 iguana, cows, birds plus pretty little farm (and a partridge in a pear tree)??
We also saw a wide variety of plant life, interesting old trees, cactus(yes, in that rainy area, but they live on other trees).
Jose was incredibly knowledgeable as were all the guides it turned out. They need to go through a pretty rigorous training program and knew everything about their country from politics, to geography, to agriculture to you name it. What I found interesting is how many micro climates exist in Costa Rica. They basically grow everything except for flour, but there is a tree that they use to make bread out of. He mentioned growing lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, vanilla, cilantro, basil, corn, mango, bananas, plaintains, and the list goes on. Not to mention milk, beef, and seafood. It truly is a self sustaining country.
Ladies, You're So HOOOOOOOOT!
What Are Those Paddles For?
We went back to a working farm whose owners happened to own the land that the river passed through. We had a very interesting cake made out of yucca with of course a cup of strong coffee. They grow lots of coffee here and its really good!
In the afternoon we went on the Hanging Bridges walk. The rain forest is so lush and green. There is moss growing up the trees, on the ground making it a magical place. The bridges are very wobbly when you walk across them and very high. Unfortunately we didn't see any wildlife, probably because our tour included a group of loud Germans who wore so much bug spray they would have scared anything away within a 1 mile radius. They put they crap on in the van with all the windows closed? Duh? And the guy had the scariest looking rash on his leg - unfortunately couldn't get a pic because was afraid to get that close to him.
Yet Another Romantic Spot For The Three Of Us - Ahhhh!
I'm Too Sexy For My Shoes
That Is One Big Ass Tree
And what better way to end the day than NOT watching the superbowl!!! We went back to our favorite bar and learned something else - basically whatever we wanted or wanted to do - someone would figure out a way to make it happen. Lady, its your vacation, you relax and don't worry. So when we asked if it would be possible to have sushi even though we weren't at the sushi bar, they said no problem! Whatever you want Ladies! So we did - sushi and chocolate cake! And of course Dennis came over to make sure everything was ok. Dennis was our favorite waiter. If it was possible to get nicer than everyone else, he was. I think he had a little something something for Robin. He remembered Robin's name the first day - Deb and I were still just "Lady".
We Had Sushi For Dinner So It's OK, Right??
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