Manuel Antonio- Day 5

So, I'm here at Backpackers Manuel Antonio near  Qupeos.  It feels quite a bit warmer and muggier than San Jose, so my first order of business after checking in and exploring a bit was to find some cerveza.  I asked at a couple restaurants if they serve beer, and the answer was no, but the friendly cook/owner/waiter at Los Amigos restaurant across the street said I could buy some at the grocery down the street and drink it at his establishment.  Sold!  First beer I tried was Golden Monkey, which is an orange flavored beer, which I atd with lunch - casado con pescado which consisted of rice, beans, fried plaintains, a dallop of potatos and salad as well as fried fish.  Now I'm back at the hostel sitting in a hammock and trying a Kaiser.  I'm not impressed but then again, it is a little warm.  Has more flavor than bud at least.  As I've always known, my Spanish is a lot better after a beer.  I really should have kept drinking from the time I landed in San Jose.  

So, what am I missing...?  Day 4!  Yesterday Ramon and I were supposed to go to the botanical gardens but discovered that the direct bus going there doesn't run on Sundays so instead of trying to figure out another way to get there we went to a couple museums instead.  And I'm drawing a blank on their names.  One was the old fortress in San Juan and had a butterfly garden (which I took a million pictures trying to get one of the bright blue butterflies on film but pretty sure I didn't succeed) and the other was an underground Bank of Costa Rica museum.  I liked the first best.  Between the two museums we had some tasty chinese, and coffee and dessert after.  Pictures will follow.  There are some definite gems in this batch!

And finally, the journey here to Manuel Antonio:  woke up at 530 to catch a bus and taxi to the bus station, then waited a couple hours for the bus.  Bus ride was 3.5 hours I think.  Most of the coast we drove past was pretty flat so i had the idea that my hostel would be on level ground.  Nope--its's on a hill about a mile from the ocean.  It's 3pm now and the sun sets around 530 or 6 so i'm thinking I may stay up here and hop in the pool and then plan to spend most of tomorrow at the beach. I may also go to "ladies' night" tonight with some of the girls staying here.  I'll probably stay here Wed as well, but I think I'd like to make plans to do an excursion of some sort.  

Aight, time for a siesta!