Our plan was to get up early and go for a walk. Well we did get up early because a coati (similar to a raccoon) was making a din on the roof. He was picking fruit from the adjacent palm tree and catapulting the non-tasty bits onto the metal tiles. I crept out with the camera but he was deep in the branches and the light was poor. Now we are up, we enjoy sitting on the deck listening to the sounds of the forest waking up. Howlers call in the distance and macaws squawk loudly as they flash scarlet and blue across the sky. A tiny lizard performs a mating dance, puffing out the skin on his neck.

We finally spur ourselves into action and are delighted to see that the coati has not moved far and is feet from our door.

We head to breakfast and are treated to more coatis eating in a nearby tree. Then a huge squabble breaks out. They are joined, and finally evicted, by a troop of capuchin monkeys. Amongst them is a mother with baby on her back.

The birds are active this morning too.

Breakfast finished, we eventually set off down to the lagoon. However it is now 09.00 and getting hot. We make it down to the water’s edge but there is little to see as it is very natural and edged with reeds. We could kayak but that seems a bit energetic. No, the thing to do is to spend another lazy morning by the pool.

At beer o’clock the bar calls us. We find our usual table with twirly chairs and footstools and just enjoy doing nothing. Light lunch is served, we chat to Greg, the owner who tells us we now have a hammock installed on our deck. We head back to test it out.

It is pretty comfortable and today a strong wind is blowing, so it is cooling too.

We then realise we have wine and snacks to use up so sit on the deck and force ourselves to consume them. Suddenly there are loud noises on the roof. We think the coati is back, but no, it is a troop of capuchins, sliding down the roof and leaping form branch to branch. They are so close. Wow – this is a day where the nature has come to us. What a treat on our last day.

We then end another wonderful day in paradise with a fabulously hosted evening from Greg and Keiko. They treat us to wine and conversation flows with our new found friends. We go to bed late despite having not yet packed for an early morning departure. A minor detail. Having fun is so much more important.