23:00
We woke after a good nights sleep for breakfast and formed the plan to get
everything back to San Miguel biological station. After we had the Chicharone
left-overs we met one of the regular "van" drivers who took us to
Puntarenas. During this time we solved the pelican, dwarf and blind-woman
conundrums… the type of word games where you tell a story and ask everyone else
"what happened" leaving them to guess. I got to know the
grandchildren pretty fast and they seemed to have equally interesting stories
to share.
On
the ferry I relaxed in the breeze, had ice-cream and then spoke to DL about my
time here, in the style of a debrief. She said very kind words about how much
help I have been and how much she enjoyed me in the position I absorbed, we
spoke of where I'm heading and how to address minor flaws she could see - which
I liked to hear about.
Clambering
off the ferry we met Elias who took us first to Parquera, then Cobano, where
had more Cosechas and from there I rode in the back and bonded with the
grandkids more so.
At
San Miguel we had a drink, snack, rested, unpacked (apart from me :-( ), went snorkelling and then
watched a movie - Cenizas del paraiso, or Ashes of paradise although I
practically fell asleep missing a little of the ending.