This morning we went on a guided tour of the National Park. We met our guides, and we walked the couple of minutes up to the park from our hotel. In we went and we started spotting things straight off the bat. Frogs, crabs, lizards, and insects...I know they are not the cutest, but they are essential to a tropical forest. I was really hoping to see more frogs today, which I did, however I didn't get to see the elusive green tree frog. We continued on our wal...

This morning we left Monte Verde, and made our way by minivan to Manuel Antonio. The drive took us down from the cloud forest to the coastline. The roads, especially coming down the mountain were steep, narrow and bumpy dirt roads. The view, nothing short of spectacular!!! One thing I noticed today whilst we were driving was the distinct lack of check points along the way. In all the countries we had visited prior to Costa Rica, they all had a very strong mi...