Today’s drive is scheduled to take 3.5 hours. We have coffee on the terrace and leave at 08.30 with the intention of breakfasting on route. We watch the abundant bird life and an agouti grazing on the lawn.
We are travelling on the intercontinental highway and initially we make good progress, even on the sections that are single lane and under construction. We had some great views on this section.
We stopped briefly for breakfast and then hit a jam slowing our progress. The journey eventually took 5 hours. We did make a second brief stop at the crocodile bridge where we bought sublime fruit smoothies and eyed the large crocs in the river below.
We arrived at our hotel at 13.30 but the room was not ready so we headed to the restaurant for lunch, which was good. I stayed here before on my trip in 2020 and knew the accommodation was of a decent standard. Our room was lovely – close to reception and with a small pool outside.Even better there are comfortable loungers with big fat cushions. Luxury. We have spent a lot of time sitting on hard seats. Nowhere seems to believe in cushions and our bottoms require something soft. Our terrace is quite shady so we head down to the main pool for a swim and afternoon siesta.
We head for sundowners at El Avion which is a cool bar with an aeroplane but it was pretty noisy. We had a painkiller and took some sunset shots.
Then we drove down to the beachfront in Manuel Antonio where we found an excellent restaurant, with efficient staff, great ambience and live music. We ordered the special – snapper with salsa topping cooked in a banana leaf. It was delicious washed down with a cheeky chardonnay, which was the only wine option!
Lynne
Certainly a varied trip. Photo of crocs (wild not shoe type) is great.