“An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean. Estuaries are areas of transition between the land and the sea.”
–Chesapeake Bay System
…areas of transition between the land and the sea. All of Tamarindo felt like this, really. Cows, horses, crabs, and alligators all mingled together. It seems like an appropriate metaphor for the whole town — tourists and expatriates and Ticos, all interacting and sustaining each other. A great area of transition.
We traveled through the tangled mangroves, quiet and searching. We managed to catch a glimpse of a very shy alligator, catch a spider crab that joined us on the boat for a bit, and cross paths with some rather territorial cows. Oh, and disturb some ubiquitous sleepy howler monkeys, not pictured. One can only take so many photos of angry monkeys, you see.
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