Bev returned to the USA today and I took the Interbus, a van service that picks up and drops off at hotels, to Brasilito, on the coast. The drive was quicker than in a big bus and the roads weren’t nearly as hilly or winding. I was picked up first so I got my choice of seats and I picked up front with the driver. There is a better chance of not getting motion sick sitting in the front, which was exactly the case for me today. There were six others on the shuttle, a Costa Rican couple celebrating their 37 wedding anniversary, a couple from Germany, and a couple from Sweden. The male in that couple had been here 52 years ago at an 18 year old in the army.
About half way we stopped for a bathroom and snack break. In the trees behind the restaurant was a private house with a couple of penned in areas with a peacock in one and a couple of Toucans in another. There were also monkeys in the trees above the parking lot along with a Scarlet Macaw! They are free to fly and hang around because the owners of the house feed them! How cool would that be to have them visit your bird feeder!
It’s hot in Brasilito this afternoon. I walked on the beach with my feet in the water. It’s almost deserted – there were three other women heading back to the hotel and one family on the other end of the beach. It looks like at least two groups use the beach; four wheelers and horseback riders, judging from the tracks in the sand. I’m glad I paid the extra $5 for a/c in my (very) basic room. I can cool off for a few minutes before going back out in the 90 degree heat.