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Josh| August 18, 2008 11:31 pm4:00 AM The Jungle Begins! The howler monkeys howl, the bugs buzz, and the toucans sure can touc. Mirabelle and Jasper awoke each morning at the monkey-butt-crack of dawn.
Things were a little blurry that early.
But as the skies brightened, so did dad’s mood. We cooked breakfast and watched the sun rise over the sea. We lounged in the hammocks before heading to Playa Punta Uva.
At 6:00 AM, we had the whole beach to ourselves (well, we did share it with the dolphins that played with us and gave us rides). Alright, that parenthetical part wasn’t true. But we did have the beach to ourselves, and oh my goodness what an incredibly gorgeous beach it was!
It wasn’t all sunshine and dolphin rides. There was the occasional rain cloud. This gave us a chance to see why the jungle is so green. It also gave us a chance a chance to find an old woman who made chocolate in the traditional, BriBri Indian way. Personally, I prefer our non-traditional chocolate-making, but it was interesting and she was nice enough to let us borrow her umbrella.
For the record, both Lindsey and I slipped while carrying one of our children on this trip. Lindsey slipped down the hill to the right of where I stood with that ridiculous umbrella. I slipped while we were on a jungle trek on the property where we stayed. I only mention it now, because Mirabelle will probably tell you the next time she sees you. It has been one of her favorite stories. “Daddy carry Mirabelle in the Ergo on his back and he fall off.” But I didn’t really fall off–I fell on. Right on Mirabelle. She was a good sport and continued our jungle trek with our brave, machete-wielding guide. This picture was taken before the fall, and Mirabelle already looks suspicious.
When we weren’t tromping and slipping, there was plenty of time to get to know the natives.
And we checked out some properties.
The best part of the trip was to get to spend so much time with Mirabelle and Jasper. The two of them are excellent travelers and sweet friends. Everybody loved them, and we got to hear everyone we met say, “Que Lindo!”
We had this much fun in Costa Rica
