A hike and a surprise

Our second day in Manuel Antonio started with a hike through their National Park. Our guide Leon was very knowledgeable and through he whole hike if we saw a bird he would whistle the different calls of that specific bird. He also taught us that, like cow, sloths chew cud. We also leaned that out of everything on this earth termites produce the most methane! Its amazing that one of the smaller creatures on this planet can have such an impact over the larger ones. On this tour we also saw a few bats sleeping, white face Capuchins being thieves, some really cool plants, and various insects.  The video below is of a plant called the sensitive plant (mimosa pudica). When you touch it it folds up. It is also called the sleepy plant or the touch- me-not. I'm actually thinking of purchasing some seeds online to grow in my apartment.

After our hike Christian had a surprise for us on the beach. When we arrived there was a private beach party arranged for us including food and music. We had sausage, beefsteak, chicken kabobs, bread, and tortillas. There was also an amazing fresh strawberry drink.We ate and swam and danced and had an amazing time!