aight... the "kah-reeb"

so the first place i went to on the caribbean was Parismina (population 400). this place is only accesable by boat and is known for their turltle saving program called ASTOP. so the first night i was there i volunteered and paid $15 to walk on the beach at night for 4 hours searching for leatherbacks laying eggs. i didn't see any, also to mention the fact that it is peak season for the leatherbacks. but it was still fun walking up and down the coast. the next day i took a tour with a local who takes you out on his boat and shows you some wildlife. saw some crocs, a couple sloths, monkeys, lizards and lot's and lot's of birds. the tour took about 3 hours and costed me 20ish dollars. it was fun. the next day after that, i decided to leave the small town and headed south for Cahuita. this was a nice town. more tourists...but more things to do. the first thing i did was the sloth sanctuary, which i had to take a taxi to. it was amazing! i watched a funny video about sloths, got to meet some and pet them in their cages and (the highlight) holding buttercup the first sloth that they rescued. buttercup hangs out on the patio in a wicker-chair. she is a three toed sloth and when our guide was introducing her, i asked if i could hold her. he said that he usually doesn't let the visitors hold buttercup, but since i was one of two in the small group, he picked buttercup up by her hands and lifted her to me. her legs wrapped around my stomach and i was holding a sloth. i got tons of pictures of this place! i'll post them when i get a chance. the next day i went to the Cahuita national park. it was free but i donated rougly 2 bucks. it was a long trail the followed the coastline. i saw two eyelash vipers, howler monkeys, white-faced capuchin monkeys, tons of small lizards, some sloths, an agotti, and a racoon. it was a really nice walk. i got really close to the white faced capuchins (i'll post the photos...). now i am in Panama on the Bocas del Toros isands. it's really nice here, different than costa rica. i have a tour set up tomorrow to go snorkling with dolphins! really excited! everythings going fine, i have three ish nights here then im going back to Alajuela to pack for my month long spanish course in San isidro del General. pura vida!