Coincidentally, after we finished I changed into something more summery (It's hot and humid here.) and walked back to Manuel Antonio (Only about 1 km). to get some things and find a lunch. As I passed the school the three boys above were leaving school and saw me. "Oye. Como se llama?" one of them yelled. "Tu sabe's" I replied. "KARL!" he said with some delight. "Buen Hecho!" I replied.
I found a kind of groceri'a and bought a couple of things. Then I looked for lunch. In both places it became obvious to me that although I don't have Marti's command of Spanish, I have WAYYYYY more than most Americans who come to Costa Rica. I was very comfortable asking for things, directions and my meal in Spanish. Several Americans in the restaurant clearly had no Spainish at all and seemed to expect the waitress to be fluent in English (she wasn't). They got very impatient. No wonder people in other countries hate us.
During the day I was photographing plants and animals. These things are common by the roadside and in yards. See below.
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