Larry's captured the sunrise this morning!
What a beautiful day! Sunshine..85 degrees. After breakfast we headed off the ship to explore the little town of Puntarenas. From our previous trip to Costa Rica, we had driven by this little coastal town off the Gulf of Nicoya. It is the only port on the west side of Costa Rica and was discovered in 1519 by Ponce de Leon.
Coast Rica exports bananas, coffee, and pineapples. The local fruits here are mouth watering good.
Larry and I had decided earlier that we would not take a trip out of the town because we had already visited the areas that the ship excursions were going to...volcanos and rainforests. We had good memories of the antiquated road systems of Costa Rica and thought it would be nice to just explore this little town.
We walked down the long dock from the ship to the town....the wind was blowing briskly making the air feel a bit more enjoyable. Looking down the beach...lots of people were sun bathing and swimming in the water. I love the Costa Rican beaches. They are lined by tropical palm trees, making for nice beachy pictures. One tico(Costa Rican male) was making sand figures right next to the dock (dolphins, mermaids, turtles)for visitors to view coming off the ship...asking for tips for his masterpieces...now that is a unique way of making a living!.
We walked through a market area with lots of individual booths selling tourist souveniers as well as arts and crafts. Tropical birds tweeted in the trees. It is a birders paradise with more than 200 species close by in the Guacalillo Estuary. I know it really excited me to see my first live Toucans during our last visit. There are lots of parrots, Scarlot Macaws, and other tropical birds that are easy to spot with a little patience.
After our walk, we did a little catching up on the internet in the only air conditioned coffee shop in the area....everything else was open air....and hot. The dollar was readily accepted here and was equal to 500 colons.
The afternoon temps continued to rise making for a great time for a siesta . It is no wonder why the people south of the border close up their shops after lunch for a little nap in the heat of the afternoon. We walked back to the ship and enjoyed lunch in the cool air. We enjoyed a nice sail away on top of the 16th floor of the ship at 4:00pm and stayed till the sun gave us a beautiful setting in the horizon. We really had a very enjoyable day in Costa Rica.
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