Oh my, it's our last day in Monteverde.
Daddy, let's look at the map and see where we want to go today.
Oh boy, there is still so much to see.
So we walked around enjoying the areas that we're got to know in the last four days. Some parts of the roads in and around the town of Santa Elena are steep so my parents have to carry me so we'll make it back to the cabin on the same day. My secret is to walk real slow or just stop on a slope. Then my parents huddle and talk over who carries the backpack or the kid. On this one my mom lost so she had to carry me.
Check out the clouds! The town will be engulfed by the clouds in a few hours. We see them roll in.
This is the Frog Pond of Monteverde.
Here are just a few of the flora and fauna around Monteverde.
Time to go. Thanks Los Pinos. Our ride showed up early. Good thing we were checked out and ready.
Roads of Monteverde. This part is actually one of the better areas of the road.
The sight along the road. It's like the Swiss Alps minus the snow.
Entertaining myself during the 4 hour road trip to Manuel Antonio.
Road to Manuel Antonio.
Our driver asked if we wanted to see "crocodillos". We're like, "Sure". So he told us to walk over the bridge and take a look around.
Sure enough, there they were!
At first, we thought we're seeing logs. Then one moved and yaiiks! Yup, crocodillos.
This is our driver, Eduardo. He took care of us. He met us at the airport (SJO) and drove us to Monteverde. Then he took us from Monteverde to Manuel Antonio. He pointed some of the historical areas on the road and answered our questions about Costa Rica. He's from Monteverde and his family is still lives there. As a child, he said used to milk cows from his father's farm at 4am. Then he would use two horses to haul the milk on a wooden cart through the rough roads of Monteverde up to the town's cheese maker. He said weather has changed as well from when he was a kid compared to now. He said it's warmer now. Hmmm, we're wearing our sweaters and he's only wearing his company shirt. I can't imagine how cold it was back then. He also mentioned that he has a granddaughter the same age as me. My parents talked politics with him and found that he's liberal. He voted for Laura Chinchilla, the current president and said that she's doing a good job. We shared drinks and snacks with him and he got me a frog souvenir. When we got to Manuel Antonio, we invited him to have lunch with us. He politely declined and said that he had to go back. We understood. He had another 4 hours on the road. By the time he got back to his office, it probably was already evening. Thank you, Eduardo, for transporting us safely to and from our destinations. You're cool.
New discoveries await us in Manuel Antonio.