Southbound Costa Rica

Caught a 4 hour bus to Manuel Antonio from San Jose at noonish. After arriving, the hike to find accomodations commenced and being a Saturday, everything was full so we ended up camping in the place I had camped with the Mexicans.
After tents were set up, and gear safely stowed, we went for a sunset swim in the bath warm waters before beginning our big Saturday night! Went for dinner and then went to a pretty pumping party on the beach right near our campsite! It was a grand ol' time.
The following day, we decided not to go into the park, but rather count on encounters with wildlife free of charge. Instead we had a big beach day, where Nathan and Jesse got fried by the powerful summer rays (yes, it is the summer/dry season here right now). No luck finding parties on the Sunday night, we packed it in fairly early. I slept like a rock, but Nathan and Jesse were awaken by a night time theif. Their tents bottom zipper didn't work, so they were awoken by a random hand grabbing whatever it could find...including Nate's shoes and Jesse's toiletries kit. I slept through it all, but they managed to tell the guy off and get their gear back after following him down the beach and confronting him.
Monday, we headed to Dominical for some more beach time and hopefully some surf. This place was pretty, but another American project with American prices and a huge majority of American people, who claim to be Ticos. Not our choice of scenes, so after one night we decided we would carry on.
Today, we caught the bus to San Isidro, which is the Travel hub to continue south to the Peninsula Oso. As we were getting off the bus in the city, buddy Jeff was just boarding to head to Dominical for a surf competition...I've said it before, and again I shall say, "Small country, eh!"
We wandered the city streets and managed to find Nathan a hammock, and a few stores that sell machetes if we decide to do some serious rain forest hiking.
Other than just chilling out and beering it up, we are slowly buy surely making our way down through this beautiful country, in hopes to find some amazing forest and wildlife!
Happy Valentine's Day!

Photos: Our campsite amongst Banana trees in Manuel Antonio...Monkey for an Anonymous request...Dominical (the rip is very strong, and probably safest to be with a surf board when in the water)