We then planned a trip to Limon for a few days. When we got to the coast we found Limon to be a rather industrial type of city with not much to offer us. We decided to head down toward Puerto Viejo to find better accommodations. One of the first places we arrived was Cahuita, which is a cute little town with a huge Rastafarian influence. The cheap cabinas we stayed in had a huge dead tarantula on the window; that made me a bit nervous. I made Joe do several spider checks before we settled in. There was free wireless there, so we were able to get ahold of our friends Kevin & Heather who have been traveling through out the South and Central Americas for 10 months or so. They happened to be in Panama, which was only about 40 miles away.
They decided to take a bus into town the next day where we met them in Pueto Viejo. This time, we splurged on a much nicer cabina and when evening came, we met them in town. After dinner, we walked with them back to their hostel where they wanted to watch a man named Cliff present several conspiracy videos. We watched a few of the videos and heard what he had to say. A lot of his claims were worth looking into, but his closing statement was very extreme and turned us off completely. It was decided the next day that Kevin & Heather would stay at our place until they left for Nicaragua, so they got as comfortable as they could in the back of the truck and we all headed north to Cabanga. The trip took about 5 1/2 hours and we stopped at a Sloth refuge close to Cahuita. The baby sloths were so adorable!
We made it home well after the sun went down As we were getting close to Guatuso, The clutch started to break down. Joe couldn't get out of 2nd gear and we were lucky to get all the way home. I think we all slept well that night. The next day, Joe & Kevin rode the bikes down to Finca Leola to ask Joaquin about some clutch fluid. Heather and I sang and played music while they were gone, and continued until they returned about 2 hours later. Then we went out to Quebradon to see one of the possible home sites. When we got back, we had a nice dinner at Alfonso's. Right after that, we attended our first dance class that the locals have at the community center next door.
I had an absolutely wonderful time and I think everyone enjoyed our presence. Almost immediately, we had other couples coming in to switch partners. The dance teacher was a very good instructor and he walked around us all to make sure we were doing the steps right. I think after drinking some alcohol then sweating while dancing left me a bit dehydrated. I drank some water while we practiced singing.
