The day was dedicated to exploring the Manuel Antonio National Park, the country’s smallest national park at just over 683 hectares. I teamed up with Kathryn and the family from San Francisco to explore this marine nature habitat, home to the endangered Squirrel Monkey. Aside all the interesting things like iguanas, monkeys, sloth, and raccoons the park offers some very beautiful waterfalls and secluded beaches, as well a breathtaking viewpoint.
At night the family from San Francisco went to Quepos, the closest town and bought some bottles of wine for their traditional Thanksgiving and invited me to join them. We then had a superb dinner and very vital discussion about the political situation in the USA. The father was a Republican and huge fan of Ronald Reagan, while the daughter and her girlfriend where very active Democrats. Usually Americans are not very interested in political discussions at all, but this family was different in that case.