Based on research I did last night, I have opted to go to Curi Changa in lieu of Monteverde today.  Located a few miles apart, Curi Changa is a better bet for spotting the very hard to find Resplendent Quetzal.  My bet paid off and I was able to capture images of both the male and female.  The guides in the park use radios to communicate sightings with each other greatly increasing the odds of locating rare birds.  Our guide located the female but had no luck with the male.  When the call came in for a male sighting we literally started running to the new location.  15 pounds of camera equipment and the high altitude did not make keeping up easy, but the reward was well worth the effort.  Regrettably, all my images from Curi Changa were lost with my cameras.

Quite exhausted from the last several days I decided to head for Playa Carrillo for some relaxation on the beach to end the day. The water could not have been more soothing to my very tired muscles.

I remained on the beach to watch the sun set. When it did, hundreds of Phantom Crabs began marching to the ocean from their daytime homes in low lying areas on the other side of the local access road. I estimate that 50 percent are killed under the tires of departing beach goers who are leaving at exactly the same time.  There are so many it is almost impossible not to hit one. I drove slowly and claimed no victims.