Trail

When I got up this morning, I had no plans and I wasn’t sure that I’d have anything to post tonight. I had one picture of an iguana on my animal cam, which was not interesting at all. The raccoons didn’t even come back last night! Since I haven’t gotten any good pictures, I decided to try exploring the woods behind my apartment. I found some plastic chairs in the yard, I tossed one of them over the concrete wall behind the apartment and climbed over. The woods looked pretty thick, but once I got in, I found some trails and clear spots. By accident, I came across a trail that someone has cleared relatively recently to get big equipment into the woods. I think the property is for sale and it looks like someone is planning to build something. It’s fantastic for me because there is this really nice trail that goes up to the top of a hill with a beautiful view of the ocean. From there, I was able to climb some other hills and do a bit of exploring. I’m not sure whether the area is currently being cleared or had been cleared in the past and is just starting to grow back. It’s a really neat way to get safely into the woods, as long as I don’t get caught by whoever owns it. I set my animal cam up back there and I’m hoping to get some better pictures. There were animal tracks in the mud. I also want to explore the trails early one morning. I’m more likely to see animals then. I saw some howler monkeys this afternoon but they were high up in trees above town. I’ll have a better chance of seeing them in the woods in the morning.

I was a sweaty mess after my hike this afternoon, so I spent most of the rest of the afternoon at the beach. It was a perfect day to be in the water. The water was warm, relatively clear and the waves weren’t too rough. I’m hoping the salt water will minimize the mosquito bites I got while hiking. I probably need to get some bug spray.

Tonight for supper, I decided to go to a restaurant that I like right on the beach. It serves typical Costa Rican food. I really wanted some fish and this restaurant has good fish. It’s an outdoor restaurant so you get to eat outside and watch the sun go down over the ocean. It was lovely and my fish was delicious! I also had lemonade with mint. Overall, it turned out to be an interesting day. I’m posting a few pictures of my hiking trail and my dinner. I took the daytime ocean pictures from the top of the hill I climbed, but it’s hard to tell how high up I am. In one of the pictures, you can see an island in the distance. I’m pretty sure that’s where I’m going snorkeling tomorrow.

There’s a baby gecko running around on the wall of my apartment beside my bed. I hope it eats ants. I’ve been thinking that I should capture one and let it go in the kitchen, so I’m excited that one has moved in on its own. Maybe it will invite some friends.