A trip to the beach

A few weekends ago we decided that we needed some perspective and down time so we took a long weekend and headed off to the beach. Three different bus rides later, we reached Cahuita- a sleepy little Caribbean town complete with its own wildlife reserve and reggae bars. It was gorgeous.

Our hotel room looked out directly onto the ocean and to the right of our view stretched the pristine tree line of the reserve.

 

 

The reserve, which operates on a donation basis, was no disappointment. Delicious stretches of white sand and an extremely well maintained forest trail that clung to the coast, crossing the occasional creek and bustling with monkeys, birds, lizards and butterflies (the last of which proved too challenging for my patience to capture photographically!). And although we didn’t go ourselves, the Cahuita peninsula also boasts snorkelling along its coral coast.

 

To add to our excitement, Ethan also spotted a sloth one evening plodding its way along the telephone wire in search of supper. Apparently these guys are smart... when they get close to the electricity cables, they nimbly (but still slowly!) limbo their way around them to avoid being shocked. 

 

If this blog post reads more like a travel advert than a description of life on a farm, then I make no apologies. I’m trying to convince you all that you need to come visit us as soon as we eventually have our farm!! Plus for us, the weekend was the perfect reminder that we’re not here just to live on a rural farm... we could do that in either the UK or the US. We’re here for the whole package and that includes being able to access white sandy beaches, have the choice of swimming in the Pacific or the Caribbean, witnessing the beauty of tropical forests and the species that inhabit them and mixing with an amazing diversity of people. And on this trip there was also the added bonus of Caribbean style fish and rum cocktails!