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15 viewsThe keys to my room in Cahuita are a sign that I'm not the only one who'd rather be elsewhere.
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16 viewsThe beach of Cahuita had some pretty rough surf but then it was storming like crazy.
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17 viewsI believe this is what surfers would call a double-overhead wave.
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16 viewsSurf progression.
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19 viewsOn the other side of this bridge is Cahuita National Park. Admission, like nowhere else in Costa Rica, is free.
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17 viewsYou have to admit, the place has character.
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16 viewsMain Street, Cahuita.
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14 viewsAfter a few days of rain and studying Spanish, I took a walk in the drizzle through Cahuita National Park.
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17 viewsThere was wildlife everywhere, some more frightening than others.
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16 viewsA waxy red flower.
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15 viewsNormally, this is a small stream you can walk across. A sign of how much rain fell during my visit.
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14 viewsI think this bird is a herron.
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14 viewsYet another spider. Normally there are sloths and toucans to be seen, but not today.
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16 viewsPhil and his brother Perry arrived to keep me company and/or rescue me. But who was going to rescue Phil from the surf?
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15 viewsUnfortunately, I left my plane at home. Vargas and Bribri were out of the question.
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16 viewsThe beach of Puerto Viejo wasn't all that nice.
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16 viewsThis is Maria 6, and I think also the sixth Maria I've encountered on this trip.
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18 viewsPhil and Perry chat at our breakfast hangout, Mojo's.
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16 viewsThe much nicer beach south of Puerto Viejo, Manzanillo.
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17 viewsNow this is definitely the Caribbean.
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