Jurassic Park : Revisited

There was a storm last night in Montezuma that was like nothing I had ever seen before. I was at an Italian restaurant eating dinner with a Swiss surfer I had met when it started and shortly there after the entire town of Montezuma's electricity had gone out. My place was only a few minutes walk up the hill but there was a river running through the street as buckets of water came crashing down. I was stranded at the restaurant for 2 hours before stealing a candle and sprinting to my room. It doesn't matter how advanced Dolby or THX get their surround sound technology because they will never be able to replicate the power and electricity coming from this storm.

Fortunately the storm passed before morning and my water taxi to Jaco didn't have to cancel on me. In Jaco it was supposed to be an easy connection by bus to Manual Antonio but the bus was nowhere to be found. I resorted to an expensive taxi ride because it was essential I arrive and get to enjoy the park today because it is closed on Mondays. I arrived at the park in the afternoon (in order to avoid the mid-day sun on my sore back) and meandered through dense vegetation and dramatic beaches packed with hermit crabs, lizards and what else?...more monkeys. Steven Spielberg and Co. used Manual Antonio to film Jurassic Park so it was neat to recognize some of the scenery from the film.

Things are pretty quiet on this Sunday night so I will probably focus on getting a good night's rest. Tomorrow will be a travel day north up the coast to Santa Elena where some of the cloud forests are.