Monkeys, Leo got robbed, beer pong, and the casino

We made it to Backpackers Manuel Antontio, where we stayed on the 8th through the 9th. We got there in the evening after Leo picked us up in Jaco. We bought a new connector cord so we could rock out to American beats in the car. So upon arrival, we wandered into town and got a deal to eat on a rooftop, eat Casados, and a drink daquiri for only 3, 000 colones, or about $6. Good start, no? The hostel we stayed at was pretty cool, although our sleeping quarters were far from ideal...an 18 bed dorm. After that, it is safe to say we will not be staying in a dorm anymore. So we wandered down to the pool and bar and low and behold, we found ourselves a beer pong table. So we played about 4 or 5 games of beer pong at the hostel bar and befriended the bartenter - Alando. Cool dude. We also determined that we speak much better Spanish when we are drunk.

The next morning we got up early and went in the the National Park at Manuel Antonio. It was great. The beaches were spectacular, and trails were great for hiking. We saw some raccoons stealing food (one sniped an entire plastic bag of food from some lady) and we hung out with the monos (monkeys)! They came right up to you. There were some great views from the trails.

We have also determined that the beer flows like water here and people smoke like chimneys (everywhere).

We returned to our hostel and hung out for awhile. Went to the grocery store and cooked some dinner. Leo went to his bed and someone had taken about $50 from his wallet, which was in his backpack. Luke, intelligent as he is, left his camera and wallet(?) sitting on his bed below, but they were untouched. wtf? Fortunately, Luke found $20 earlier in the day, so what better than to head to the bar and play some more beer pong. And like most bars we go to, we ran it. Chris hooked up his iPod and we rocked out. After this Leo wanted to go into Quepos, only a five minute taxi, to find a party. We found the discoteca, but they were charging $6 to get in...so we decided against it. Frankly, we hadn't drank enough to do that anyways. So we wandered down the street and found the casino. Luke sat down at the roulette table (uhoh) claiming greatness. After losing $8 we left. But in his defense, he tried to change his bet on one but it wouldn't let him, so he would have broke even. At least he is still up in Central American countries. The guys working the table asked us if we wanted some crack or weed when we walked in. And the waitress asked us if we wanted drinks, and I didn't realize they were free. Dammit. But I guess the goal there was to get you messed up so you lose all your money. Damn Best Westerns.

That's it for my post. And we have been drinking the water in the places we have been staying..probably not a smart decision. We haven't gotten sick yet, but we probably all have a parasite.

DA