Costa Rica - Quepos - Day 5

We spent a leisurely morning exploring the city of Quepos, visiting every farmacia and the Red Cross searching for a pair of crutches. There were exactly two pairs in town - an adult size at one farmacia and a children's size at another farmacia. Our traipsing about gave us a chance to see a bit of the town, get some more USD from the ATM, walk through the farmer's market (and enjoy a fresh coconut), check out transportation options to San Jose (bus, private shuttle or rental car), mail a postcard at the post office and eat at a restaurant not overrun by tourists.

At 1:15, the shuttle picked us up from our hotel (Mimo's) for our boat tour with Trimaran Sunset Sails. We managed to use every existing seat on this shuttle as well. On the boat, we sipped drinks (alcoholic mixed drinks, fruit juices or water) and grazed on pineapple while we waited for dolphins to appear (which never did). Then, we anchored next to a volcanic rock near the coast and snorkeled. We saw lots of great fish in the rocks and coral near the lava rock, mostly sergeant majors. After working up an appetite swimming, we returned to the sailboat for a delicious mahi dinner before heading back to shore as the sunset. It was amazing to watch the sun sink beneath the waves in the horizon!