First Excursion: Manuel Antonio
Imagine clear crystal water, filled with corals and brightly colored fish swimming around, taking cover beneath the giant coral boulders as your shadow passes by. Imagine swimming in an aquarium that is the Pacific Ocean, floating through the community of a vivid sea life: giant black & blue sea urchins striped and speckled blue, white, and yellow fish; white and pink corals. it was so beautiful. For our first excursion in Costa Rica our study abroad program (CEA: http://www.gowithcea.com/ ) we took a bus from San Jose to the Pacific Coast and drove along to Manuel Antonio, stopping along the way at Tarcoles River, which is a popular tourist spot due to all the crocodiles easily spotted from the bridge. Crocodiles in Tarcoles River, Photo courtesy of Grace Davis When we arrived in Manuel Antonio I was very eager to get my feet in the sand. While we were pulling up we noticed there were