This morning we got up at 3 a.m. to leave Monteverde for Manual Antonio.  We slept for several hours before the sun came up.  As we got to the Pacific coast some of the birds were different because they like to live by the sea. In one place we saw Pelicans rest on some branched that were in a river by the ocean.  I have attached pictures of pelicans for you to see (To the right, click on the image to see it enlarged). We finally got to Manual Antonio.  It is a beach town so there are lots of tourists here.   This morning we went into the Manual Antonio National Park and walked for about 2 hours.  It is very hot here and very humid.  The forest we hiked through is called a tropical humid forest.  It was 33 degrees Centigrade here today (weather).

While we were hiking we saw lots of white faced capuchin monkeys.   They are used to people in this park.  Our guide had to chase them away from us on the trail.  The reason they like people is because they are sometimes given food.  It is not a good thing to be feeding them because they can get mad if someone doesn’t give them something to eat.  They have big teeth and can bite hard (To the left, click on image to see it enlarged).

We hiked up a very steep hill to get to a platform that looks out over the Pacific Ocean.  We saw crashing waves on one side and heard cicada in the forest behind us.  I have attached a picture from this platform for you too see (To the right, click on the image to see it enlarged).

Tomorrow we are driving a short distance from Manual Antonio to stay in a place called El Silencio.  I will write when I can to tell you about it.