Our last day in Quepos...and in Costa Rica.

Hallo our Lovelies,

I finally found a computer which allowed me to connect my camera, but the programs just do not recognize said device. Oh, well. Hopefully you will tune in even after we´re back to share in what we saw. It has been amazing.
I write from a little library in our cabin complex, a library and shop called the Mono Azul which was started by a 9 year old girl named Janine who was horrified to see what was happening to the jungle here. All the proceeds of sales here go to funding programs which help sustain the flora and fauna. She´s now been at it for 11 years.
Yesterday our guide, Deinor (¿Qual typo de nobre español is esto, digas? His twin, Leonard, is named for an American actor and his Mama wanted a rhyming name for him), gave us a lovely and detailed tour of Manuel Antonio. Peeks at sloths (which they call "perasosa", or lazy bear), capuchin (which they call cara blanca - White Faced - here), stick bugs, beetles, iguanas, Jesus lizards and huge hermit crabs were enjoyed by all.
The best interaction, however, was being surrounded under the trees by the capuchin monkeys who were looking for treats in the bags of the beach-dwellers. At one point I told Mica that the monkeys were getting closer, she should come and see. She asked, "where?", turned around and came face to face with a capuchin who looked just as surprised to see her as she was to see him. I was both amused and horrified to see that, after we had made sure that the monkeys couldn´t get into our food bags, one bypassed us, found a deserted blanket with some snacks left behind, snatched their box of milk, climbed out of our reach, flipped up the plastic top with dexterity and downed the contents.
Later, Mica and her friend Morgan (we knew that our friend Peter and his daughter Morgan was going to be staying in Quepos as well, but we had no idea that our cabins would be across the street from each other!) enjoyed two beaches (with creative names such as "Playa Una" and "Playa Dos") where they body surfed and skim boarded. Great fun and sun burns were had by all.
Well, it is with both happiness and more than a hint of regret that we head for home.
See you all soon!
xo,
Jo