The journey is the destination and that proved to be the case when I stopped for a pipa frio (cold coconut water) just south of  Puerto Viejo. As I was enjoying my $1 coconut I heard howling. It was a family of monkeys up a tree. The kind lady who sold me the coconut brought me onto her property for a better view.

It’s really beautiful here with the jungle adjacent to the sea. While on my bike I almost ran over a huge yellow snake, thankfully I saw it just in time to swerve out of its way.  I tried to do some bird watching but found it’s not for me. I can never spot them. Perhaps my lack of patience has something to do with that.

That said see the picture below of the power lines? That is where I saw a sloth climbing across the lines and of course I did not have my camera on me but I can assure you it was an amazing sight to see. I felt lucky to have stumbled across the sloth and to see it up close, heck I have had my head in the trees all week just looking for one.

I will be heading to Cahuita National Park with my camera so hopefully in the next post I can actually show you the critters I have been referring to.

I rode down to Manzanillo from Puerto Viejo and the beach there was ok. Based on today’s beach hopping I would say Punta Uva is the nicest in the area. Yet twice I stopped at Playa Chiquita (photo) for a break.

Another dreamy day of traveling with no set destination.

Pura Vida!