Hey, now I understand why Sting and all those celebrities are so into saving the rainforest. Oh yes, I need to spend another two weeks at a Costa Rican resort so I can observe the rainforest . Spent some time wandering the nearby village of Tamarindo, which is wildly different, climate-wise, from the other places we've visited in Costa Rica. Cactii grow like weeds. Enormous iguanas, the size of small dogs, bask lazily in the sun.
Cars drive by and kick up clouds of dust.
It's laid-back, hot, and dirty. I love it. This lizard, for instance, was the size of a football. It was easily the best meal we've eaten in Costa Rica. I ordered the snapper, which was not only exceedingly fresh and tasty, but served fried and whole on my plate.