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Once again, I have been out of touch. Internet has either been unavailable or really expensive...

On Feb 9th, I went down to Quepos, found a place to stay, then went to the airport to meet Sean. We met up with Teresa and her boyfriend, Chris. Took it easy for the vening, did happy hour and hung out.

The next day, Sean and I checked into our pimpin' pad at the Costa Verde II with more than 180 degree view of the coast and Manuel Antonio National Park. Ahhh...such a nice place! Then we met up with Teresa and Chris at Manuel Antonio National Park. We hiked a bit, hung out, watched the monkeys, watched one monkey steal a bag of chips from someone, watched an iguana feast on a giant grasshopper that Sean flipped over, and beached it.

On the 11th, we met up with Daisy as well. We left for Sara's wedding around 4:30pm. It was held on the beach, with the sun in the background. The officiant was a character -- she came down from San Jose to do the wedding. She was a bigger lady, whose boobs looked like lethal missiles. And she complained about her hair all the time. Oh yeah, and she wouldn't stop talking. A character, nevertheless. Sara's wedding was cute -- vows on the beach. Both Sara and Daryl started crying - so sweet. The ocean crashing on the rocks behind them as the sun started to set. Family and friends gathered around. A nice way to start their life together.

The reception was held at Mono Azul, where Sara's dad dressed in an Elvis outfit and then did karaoke -- good entertainment. An after-party was held at a really nice villa that Sara's father and brothers rented out. We hung out, poolside, chitchatted, then left around 1am or so.

We all parted ways since everyone was on to something else the next day -- me and Sean off to Dominical, Daisy off to Nicaragua, and Teresa and Chris back to the states.

Dominical was nice -- surf lessons, surfing, and damn it, I got stung by a stingray 3 times on my foot. It hurt like a bitch for a few hours, but then the pain was gone, so all was good. The surfing was fun, good times, but both Sean and I got really sunburnt.

So then we headed for the mountains. I took Sean back to Lost and Found Ecolodge in Panama to escape the sun and the heat. A nice place to veg, read a book, do crosswords. We did some hiking as well as a horseback ride.

We've met some cool people along the way, and now are in Boquete, Panama, staying with a guy named Greg who is going to open a hostel soon. We're actually the first customers. It's more like we're just staying at his house. But that's the feel he wants. He bought the place about 1 month ago, and is in the process of fixing it up -- possibly to open up in a week or so...cute place, lots of potential. I'll pass the word on for him.