Food, Fun, and Monkeys: Expats In Costa Rica Meet The Howlers

A troop of howler monkeys live in the mango trees outside our cabina.

There's The Patriarch, who sounds exactly like your crotchety old uncle belching politics at the dinner table.

Then there's a Junior male, who alternately throws tantrums fruit and takes naps, like teenage boys the world over.

The two Mamas are usually pretty chill, and make soft hooting or grunting noises at the two wee babies.

In Seattle we didn't even know our neighbors. 

I can understand them perfectly.  Turns out learning Monkey is way easier than learning Spanish.

Watching baby monkeys play is more relaxing than Valium, more fun than a sack of hundred dollar bills, and funnier than Donald Trump's toupee. 

Filming them with an eye-phone is tricky, but Husband captured this exclusive footage.

Content Note: The film you're about to see is not graphic and will not be disturbing to certain viewers.  Viewer indiscretion is advised.

The Howlers at Cobano

If only they would pee on Donald Trump's head.

Mind Open: Mouth Shut

August, 2015

Cobano, Costa Rica is a lovely little village on the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula.

We stumbled into town, hot, grumpy, and out of sorts, looking for something and somewhere else.

But we found paradise.

If you know what kind of flower this is, please tell me. 

Our cabina is not fancy or new, and our room doesn't have air conditioning.

But it's perfect for us.

Mangos litter the ground.  Howler monkeys throw them down constantly - sometimes with one or two bites out, sometimes perfect and ready to eat.

Dude, your aim is crap. 

A brown gecko the size of my index finger lives in the bathroom.  I call her Morena.

This afternoon, the proprietor spent 45 minutes or so with us in an impromptu conversation about Costa Rica, United States, people, culture, and language with lots of good humor and laughter.

Kindness knows no language barrier.

Although this place is the hub to Lots! Of! Exciting! Activities! the thing I'm enjoying most is just being still, enjoying our numerous animal neighbors, and savoring the quiet moments.

It's a superb place to rest.

Pura Vida.