Additionally, I witnessed my second standing ovation for our military in DFW....truly beautiful.
We arrived in Liberia and it was about thirty thousand degrees and three hundred percent humidity: pure bliss. We had the most adorable little Costa Rican shuttle driver to the rental car...super eager, super friendly, and the funniest giggle ever. The drive from Liberia to Carrillo was good, it was a little sad to see the development...nothing like driving out of the airport and seeing a Hilton where there used to be a banana plantation. Gag me.
Carrillo has become ridiculously developed, but still has the old town feel. The people at El Colibri remember us, and they're excited to talk fishing. Had a Delmonico for dinner and was reminded of all of the deliciousness my steak lacks in the states...it stimulated taste buds that I didn't even know I had. 10oz of pure bbq bliss. LOVE!
On day three we went and let the kids frolic on the beach for a bit, then went out to check out the reef at Playa Carrillo. Total devastation. The reef is almost completely dead now, with a stray piece of coral here and there, but nothing notable. It was heart breaking to think about how quickly it disappeared. Saw three different species of puffer fish, lots of angel fish, star fish, etc. Didn't bring the spear because we didn't expect to see bigger rock fish, and saw a VERY edible sea bass that would have tasted delicious. I have ten more days to do the spear hunting though--there is time :).
Did I mention that I'm sunburned? Through multiple layers of SPF70? It's a special skill, being a white girl....anyway, enjoy a few pictures, and I'll post again soon :)
Playa Carrillo upon arrival, Saturday night.
One of the locals "secret" beaches outside of Carrillo...my favorite sea glass hot spot :)
a little free moosejaw advertising, because I can.
checking out the remains of the reef--and having a near death puffer fish situation.
more free moosejaw advertising....it's getting me rewards points for those new snowshoes!
the family at dinner in Samara, post sunburn (ouch).
2 comments:
So what happened to the reef? Storm or human induced?
It seems no one agrees on the reef. My guess is that between the huge influx of people, and run off from these people, mixed with a 1-2 degree ocean temperature change, the coral couldn't stand up. There is a lot of algae growth too, so there must be way more nitrogen in the water than before? Just guessing, I know nothing about marine fisheries...just seems to make sense. It was soo sad though, Eric! My tears may have worked as the defogger for my mask ;)
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