Hola chicos y chicas! Well last night we landed in Quepos which is on the south coast after a 4 hr busride which seemed like an eternity! We were planning on taking a 15hr busride to Panama City but are now RECALCULATING. So far things have seemed pretty safe but we don't really go out at night (to keep it that way). By the way, it's light at 5:30am and dark at 6:30pm. It's two hrs earlier here and so far we've been waking at 6am... Today we were going to go to the Park Manuel Antonio where there is supposed to be much wildlife: tapirs, crocs, monkeys, quetzals (native bird), but it was closed. So instead we met this girl name, Yaara, 23 yo and traveling alone for 6 months! She took us in her car to the beach and we hung out there for several hrs this morning. It was so GOOD to get in the ocean. The girl was really interesting and I enjoyed talking to her about her beliefs (she's Jewish and currently living in Israel). She left today though.
So we're staying at the Wide Mouth Frog recommended by Lee and others we have encountered so far. It is very nice for $12/night, free internet, a pool, free DVDs, and common area and kitchen...super cool. The drawback we've found to Quepos is that the park is the only thing you can do that is NOT a tour, it is very touristy here. :( So we plan on leaving tomorrow but we;re still trying to decide where to go because of the bus rides... We really want to go to San Blas because the indigenous tribe there is supposed to be very kind and we just wanted to see that culture in action. But it is very far. So I'll let you know when we decide... :P

Random: So yesterday morning Missy was humming the Adam's Family theme song and I was ragging her about it and then it got stuck in my head.... So later we were at the bus stop waiting for the 2pm bus since we missed the 12pm one and the guy there selling stuff started humming the Adam's Family song!!! We were laughing, it was so random! We also met some Canadians there that I talked to about horses and stuff. I love the culture of backpackers through here, I definitely prefer this over hotels and car travel because you just don't interact enough. But on buses and in hostels there are plentiful opportunities.

Thank you for you comments, we are very much enjoying them! And Missy will be making posts on here as well.

Jenny (and Missy)