After Monday full day we tried for a half day trip to the Curu National preserve on Tuesday. We got up extra early and met our guide. His name was Pablo and apart from being a tour guide he was also a graduate student studying the local archaeology, a chef, and a conservationist. Just an exceptionally talented young man.
We wound our way over hills and valleys towards the preserve. Even in the of Winter, Costa Rica was exceptionally green and beautiful. The Preserve was a park reserved for local endangered wildlife. Pablo went through the entire tour and pointed out the various types of plants and fauna. He didn’t seem to be reciting prepared notes. He genuinely knew what all these things were and was genuinely interested in the topic.
We got to see three types of monkeys. The almost black howler monkeys, the white-faced monkeys, and the spider monkeys. It was an amazing almost safari like adventure.
After we returned from the trip we went running. A bit of a mistake on my part as I am not a day time runner. When it comes to running I am almost a vampire. Direct sunlight saps my strength. Running near noontime with the hot tropical sun on me didn’t feel great but with a lot of encouragement from my friend I made it.
We had a lazy afternoon. She went and had a massage and I lounged and did some email work. We then had dinner and then came the favorite part of my day. Just hanging out and talking and working on the various things that needed to be done.
Wednesday we programmed as a “lazy” day. We hung out in the morning and talked. We had another run earlier in the morning and this felt much better for me. We talked through most of the run and I got to know a lot about her.
We then really got adventurous and went on bikes to the local town to find lunch. We zipped over to a “soda” which is what they call the local diners and ordered a chicken lunch. Both of us were nervous about possible parasites in raw food so we just stuck to the chicken and left the rest.
The local town, St Teresa, is pretty much a surfer town. Surfer kids in their 20s walking down the road shirtless and carrying surfboards, all sorts of hostels, cheap diners, and beach stores. Everyone just focused on the tourism trade.
In the afternoon we worked on more of our emails and work items and personal goals. The real world always seems to intrude doesn’t it? We ended the afternoon with a swim in the pool as a fiery red sun set over the pacific ocean.
Just a perfect day. Just goes to show that you don’t need to be doing “something” each and every day of your vacation. You can sometimes just do “nothing” and have a good day too.
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