January 18, 2022 - Uvita, Costa Rica

We left the house about 8 this morning and walked to the beach today hoping to arrive at the famous Uvita whale tail at Ballena Marine National Park during low tide. Our house is four blocks from the park. (admission is $6.75US including tax). On our walk we spotted lots of little crabs and loved the designs they made in the sand.The Cola de la Ballena (Whale Tail) is a natural rocky and sandy formation caused by the sedimentation generated by tides. You can only visit it during the low tide. Our walk was about 6 miles round trip from here. Getting out to the tail we did have to walk through some water  since we missed the “lowest” tide.Ballena Marine National Park, is a National Park of Costa Rica, part of the Osa Conservation Area created as a safe area for humpback whale migration, hence its name, as Ballena is the Spanish word for whale. Because the humpback migration is July-October we didn’t see any.

The shape of the tail can only be seen from high parts or doing a flyby so the pictures below have been borrowed from the internet.Back on the beach we hung out in the shade and watched other folks making their way out to the tail.We spotted a couple macaws in the trees behind us. They weren’t easy to see, but still fun.A little while later, a woman came up to us wanting to know if there were rangers at the beach. She and her husband found a baby sloth on the beach. We saw some beach police on motorcycles and she flagged them down and they were contacting someone to come. They covered it with a blanket and we’re not sure that was the best thing to do, but it was tiny and pretty cute.Next was the walk back to the house – and it was HOT! By the time we got back, all of us were ready for lunch and a siesta. We played a game of Crazy Bridge and Tobey was the winner! Showers and relaxing some more, then back to the beach to watch the sunset. There were lots of folks still surfing and hanging out enjoying the evening.

We headed to Carlito's for dinner and were treated to a great meal. Tomorrow we head north again – stopping at Manuel Antonio National Park before going on to Jaco.

Pura Vida!