Rejuvenation

With the clouds having been upon me for 3 weeks now, half of the time with rain, we were finally blessed to have sun.  I went out to the beach for the first time in a long time and took in the sun.  I went to black beach where I relaxed and read.  It was as though I had never been in sun before.  It was a perfect day, with perfect weather.  To relax even further the sand on the black beach and the white beach works as a perfect and free exfoliation device.  My feet look new everyday!  Not to mention it works as a free massage when rubbed on legs and arms. 

To continue with my rejuvenation process I finally completed the entire hike in the National Park.  This hike is around 7 kilometers.  I have told you before that the point in the national park called Punta Cahuita has thus far been my favorite scenic place to walk.  It normally takes me around an hour to get there and after reaching the second river becomes an almost private get away.  If you continue down the path it is the most incredible scenery ever, which gives an even more private feeling.  It’s like these beaches were specifically designed for honeymoon get away’s.  I can’t describe how different the scenery changes from the beginning of the entrance of the national park until the very end, which is referred to as Puerto Vargas.  The entire walk itself took around 4 hours, 5 total but we had stopped to rest on the beach for an hour and of course had taken numerous photos along the way.  We were so exhausted by the end of the walk that we hitched a ride with the local bus back into town.  It is possible to complete the walk both ways, however we were too tired by that point in time.  It was the most breathtaking walk and I can’t wait to get to those private beaches again!  It’s the perfect place for solitude while visibly in one of the most beautiful places ever.  The hike is nice because the path itself is so flat that anyone can walk and get to see these beautiful areas. 

While on the hike we ran into a few girls who had their food stolen from the monkeys.  These monkeys are ruthless and will take any opportunity they can to get into plastic bags.  They are smart and are fully area of which bags to look into and or grab.  I got quite a picture of their snarling faces, quite priceless.  As we laughed about them stealing there food, not only about 10 minutes later, we turned around to see a monkey following us down the path.  We had to get strategic to get it away from us since Toya (one of the girls on the hike with me) had a few plastic bags with her, which ironically were filled with food.

After the incredibly large hike, I decided that it would be a great idea to go running.  there are certain areas of Cahuita that I just hadn't seen yet and thought I would take the time to explore that day.  I decided to run down to Playa Grande, turns out was a lot farther than I thought.  I wasn't able to go very fast, however when I reached it, there were not many entry ways, but it was an incredibly beautiful area with a large beach front.  I can't imagine I will make it there again unless by bike!  I had to walk home I was so exhausted, I had tried running but I had taken all of my energy right on out of me.  

It’s days like those where you can’t help but wonder how more people do not come to this incredible area and not stay.  It has so much natural beauty and so much to offer.  These beaches speak life, they are constantly changing, growing and reforming, reminding us that everyday is different and we must approach it with an open mind.  We never know exactly what will be offered to us.