We seem to have settled into a routine of waking up when it gets light which is around06.00. Shortly after this, the local birdlife really gets going and we get to see many birds flitting through the bushes near to us or flying overhead. It is also relatively cool at this time of morning.
Near reception, there was a small stone planter half full of water, inside was a small poison-dart frog. Scott, the owner of the hotel, said that it had appeared as a tadpole some while ago but was now breathing air and ready to move on. Luckily, we took a picture because the day after it had gone!
We were at breakfast for 07.00 and were served fresh fruit and yoghurt followed by local food, a pancake with mole sauce on it topped with a fried egg with tomato salsa, accompanied by fried potatoes with hot sauce!
The sun-loungers by the pool were in shade, so we decided to stay there for the morning. There was quite a pleasant breeze and several birds challenged us to identify them! The area around the hotel abounds with Tanagers of one type or another, all fairly colourful. Red-rumped, Golden-hooded and Palm Tanagers are just some of the things flitting around us.
After a really lazy morning, we decided to go back to the Boca Coronado for lunch, it was quite busy but we enjoyed a beer and a plate of pasta each.
We went for a short drive after lunch, but didn't find anywhere stunning, so we stopped for an ice-cream by the roadside. From here, the only sensible option seemed to be to have a siesta at the hotel.
Later, we got back in the car, bumped back down the drive again and went back to Boca Coronado, the only place open on a Sunday Evening. As we'd had a fairly substantial lunch, I opted for a Ceviche Mixto whilst Lynn had a salad. Ceviche is a bit of a Central and South America speciality, I think. Raw fish is marinaded in lime-juice which sort of pickles and preserves it. It is then served cold (and still raw) with a sauce, salad and tortilla chips. I can highly recommend it - well at least from Boca Coronado!
Back at the hotel, we sat in the open-air lobby and caught up with the blog. The wildlife appearing out of the night into the lobby was slightly alarming. One huge ciccada crashed onto the table right in front of us. The geckos were everywhere snapping up any moths crazy enough to land anywhere near. The sounds at night are somewhat different to the daytime cacophony of ciccadas, but it is still noisy.
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