Believe it or not it's my last day in Osa! It's been a trying time here. There's been homesickness, injuries, and technology meltdowns. But it really is a gorgeous site with an amazing setting. Allow me to set the scene...

We are standing in a clearing in a tropical rainforest. In the clearing there are small planted trees and a garden. Buildings line the perimeter of of the clearing. The dining hall is at the closest end with no walls and a cone shaped roof. The rest of the buildings only have half walls with large, curtained windows. I think I already told you all about the awesome pink mosquito nets and yesterday we got groovy colorful sheets! There's a large fruit tree that pairs of scarlet macaws visit every evening. The macaw couples frequently visit the clearing, in fact you almost always here their calls and see them flying overhead. Toucans can be seen often and monkeys are frequent visitors. The monkeys climb all over the trees that line surround the clearing. We are woken each morning by the loud moans of the howler monkeys, and we often see spider monkeys, white faced capuchins, and SQUIRREL MONKEYS!! They're so gosh darn cute.

Unfortunately birding is slow here, but afternoons are relaxing with daily trips to the beach. We've found a lovely lagoon away from the rough waves and perfect for relaxing. The beach is deserted so we have all the space, coconuts, hermit crabs, and pretty shells we want (though the most coveted item is a smooth, skipping stone). For most people anyways, I can't skip stones so I typically just make drizzle castles...

Our last site of the trip is La Selva and is the roughest stop of the trip. But it should be great for birding and I could really go for some exciting birding right about now. Internet permitting I'll continue to post! Now on to La Selva!