This morning we woke up at 4 am as the ship sailed through a big storm (there was lots of rocking and we could hear the rain slamming into us).
The rain had mostly let up by the time we docked in Limon, Costa Rica.
We hired a private driver/guide to take us to Cahuita National Park. On the drive there, we saw a few monkeys in the trees.
We saw a sloth near at the entrance to the park.
That was pretty much the extent of the wildlife we saw on our walk through the park, due to the recent rain.
But we got a nice view of the beaches (big waves and wet from the rain).
We walked to the river then turned around to head back. On the way back, it started raining. Good thing we brought rain ponchos.
When we left the park, it was still a bit early to eat lunch in Cahuita, so we headed back to Limon. Our guide took us to a hilltop restaurant
with great views.
then took awhile to figure our our lunch order, since some of the menu items didn't contain descriptions and our Spanish (and our server's English) were not good enough to efficiently communicate.
I got the fish and shrimp ceviche (it was delicious)
Steve got the fish, chicken, and beef nachos. All the flavors together were a bit weird, but it wasn't bad, and the uncovered chips were great with my ceviche.
After lunch, we got a brief tour of Limon, then headed back to the dock. I got a great foot/leg massage at the port before reboarding the ship.
Our cabin has the outer two portholes near the top of the ship.
Once on board, we cooled down with a few cocktails,
and enjoyed the view
before an early evening rain shower moved through the area
Day 10
Today was another sea day. We mostly chilled, since the ship was really bouncy and we kept sailing through rainstorms.
