living la vida local

after 2 days in Cahuita on the Carribbean coast it felt like I've lived here for years.
people are friendly and interested to get to know you, so each night you end up with new friends as you sip your sun-downer in the evening breeze.


every day Jenny and I ride our bicycles along the coastal road back and forth to the town centre, smiling and waving to the locals, hang out on the porch in our hammocks and enjoy the company of our various neighbours, ranging from the super-chilled sloth on the mango tree to a little rodent and birds stealing sweet fruits from the banana bunch.

today

- I have been travelling for exactly 3 months.
- I saw the Pacific Ocean for the last time, and had to watch helplessly and shocked from the beach as someone drowned in the waves.
- I saw huge life alligators for the first time.

what a day...

orchid superstars

in Monteverde I visited the local orchid garden and was impressed by the great variety of orchids collected from the cloudforest area nearby.

generally, the orchids here were a lot smaller than the ones I had seen before but their scents were incredible....

imagine beautiful tiny flowers smelling of vanilla, mint, pepper, lemon and much more!