Costa Rica, Day 13: Goodbye Montezuma, Goodbye Cubaya

Today was our last day on the edge of the Cabo Blanco Reserve, in one of the cutest little towns in Costa Rica.

Rosa, the house keeper, who, amazingly, I have no mentioned yet...I will elaborate momentarily...brought us a rice and beans and cilantro thing early this morning. It was to die for.  She's been such a sweet lady despite the ridiculous language barrier (props to google translator, you rock our world).  She's been here everyday taking care of the property and cleaning up after us.  Could not have asked for a sweeter little lady to have shared our experience with here in Cubaya.

We snorkeled again this morning, and the tide basically kicked our butts. Saw some pretty incredible fish though, and had my most humbling underwater experience, yet.  I decided against trying to swim to where I wanted to be, more out of exhaustion than logic, and let the ocean take me where it please.  This is not often a great idea, but it worked for me this time around.  When you just let yourself float, without movement, the fish get used to your presence and consider you a safety barrier.  Usually it's only the smaller fish that swim around you, but I'd been still long enough that the bigger fish swarmed.  It was almost magical.  There were at least a hundred 8-15 inch fish (I honestly have no idea what they were) all around me.  At first I thought it was an illusion, but then I realized they were there.  Pretty incredible.  Definitely feel privileged to have had that experience.

We went into Montezuma to get a few last things from the vendors and enjoy the town one last time this afternoon.  Such a neat town, I really enjoyed it.

This will probably be my last post before returning to the states, as the internet in Carrillo doesn't seem to agree with my computer.  I'll update from the airport in Miami or DFW on our final two days.

I can't begin to explain how thankful I am to mom and dad for bringing us on this trip in Grandpa's honor.  It was a tribute to him, and the four of us thoroughly made it a worthy one.  He was a world traveler who enjoyed getting his feet dirty off the beaten path, he was full of adventure, and he lived every day with so much love.  I am blessed to have been in his life, and I am eternally grateful to have experienced Costa Rica again in Grandpa's honor.  Love you mom and pops.

Now....to concoct a way to stay here a bit longer....hmmmm....