Day 9 - An adventurous birthday Andrew will never forget!

The untouched beach we visited today...
we were waiting for Dinosaurs to come out of the trees!

The fabulous view as we headed down the mountains...
we just can't get enough of the views that ever change

We had to tease John with the keys we DIDN'T lose,
the margaritas were going down smooth as the guys waited
to go meet up with the Hertz guy in Quepos.

White faced monkeys... look closely just above the coconuts
and another on the branch to the left of the nuts ;)

Natives were sighted!

The beautiful dinner celebration!

Our gift for Andrew, wrapped in au naturale wrapping paper :)

All smiles for Andrew's birthday!

Today we ventured back to the beach... we witnessed white faced spider monkeys travelling on their own tree-top sidewalk jumping and swinging from palm tree to palm tree - quite a sight to see.  The Ocean is so warm and inviting, the natural spring fed waterfalls that are hidden along the tree filled slopes bring the fresh clear water to the sands - it is so majestic.  No, no-one younger than 15 complained at all about the rocky terrain or the bugs or the hot sun that was baking us  - if we may have heard a bit of it, it all ended when we reached the wonderful beach surf at the first picture above ;)  It's Andrew's 15th Birthday today - we are celebrating by having dinner made for us in the Villa's kitchen... Chicken empanadas... ooooh it smells so good!  The people here are so accommodating - the grocery store bags and walks the groceries to the car, the gas stations are FULL SERVICE... they pump it for you!  We had a little mishap at the beach today... you know how wise people say... don't wear/bring anything to the water that you wouldn't want to lose... and that the sea will take it... well it took the Kraus' rental car keys right from John's swim trunk pocket ~ you know, the keys that he forgot to take out and keep safe Before he went into the rough waves... well, after a little brainstorming, we made it to the park ranger station and John called Hertz and then began the 4 hour drive to another town and back with Lee in the Kinder's car (John not being allowed to touch the car keys)... with a few prayers said while the guys were gone they returned with a new set of keys, a lighter wallet and stories of their own adventure including running over a huge snake in the road!  We then were able to sit at the dinner table together to celebrate Andrew's birthday... he had a great day, and all in all - we've got some laughs out of today... and alot of jokes about "John, where are your keys? That's right... IN THE OCEAN" heehee.