After an early 5 am wake up, we take a fantastic canoe trip through Tortuguero National Park - it is made up of so many little islands connected by natural waterways. We see Caymans, many birds, and a couple of sloths!! The sloths are super cute!! Just as our canoe trip is finishing it starts to pour buckets of water - I don't think I've been soaked so much and so quickly by rain before - and being early morning rain, it's actually a bit chilly.
After arriving back at our hotel, I decide to shower and nap to warm up. Finally at 9 am I head for breakfast in the quaint village. There are two restaurants open, and of course I head to the one making fresh fruit juices and order a fresh mango, papaya, and passion fruit juice with a big plate of fried plantains - my favorite and very delicious. Fried plantains are one of life's great yet small pleasures. They are like starchy caramelized bananas and such a wonderful comfort food.
As I am eating breakfast a massive wasp decides to land on my pants and crawl up them - on the outside - It is now on my private area and I am terrified (probably more so because I am allergic to stings). I slowly... very slowly get up - when I ask for help, these two European asses just back away and point and laugh... great. There are not a lot of people around... I begin to pray... and finally the bee tires and flies away... relief and I did not wet myself. I am feeling proud of myself for keeping my cool!
It is still pouring buckets, and your wondering how is this a perfect day...