The Heat of the Moment

Date of events depicted: 7 February – 9 February 2011

Two Crazy Chicks Productions, in association with WorldWild PhotoGraphics and What Am I Going to Tell Your Mother? Productions, is proud to present episode 4 of The Adventures of Yumiko and Eden in Costa Rica…

“Time for another ‘Costa Rican massage,’” Yumiko comments as she and Eden climb into the Interbus van and brace for a bone-jarring, teeth-rattling ride on one of the country’s infamous back roads.

“Lucky we have a good chiropractor back at home.”

Our intrepid heroines are sorry to be leaving the lush, cool mountain community of Monteverde. There they spent an afternoon strolling the hanging bridges, taking in the cloud forest from canopy level and spotting a male resplendent quetzal and a purple-throated mountain- gem. An entire morning was devoted to birding with an expert guide and Eden got fabulous shots of emerald toucanet. A night hike yielded sightings of orange- kneed tarantula, agouti, raccoon, coati, possum, and olingo.

“It’s hot,” Yumiko observes hours later upon arrival in Curubandé.

“‘Hot’ is an understatement,” Eden mutters testily. “It’s freakin’ sweltering.”

Laden with their luggage, Yumiko and Eden trudge to their room, conveniently located halfway across the lodge’s sprawling property.

Eden drops the backpacks and inspects their quarters. “Oh, goody, visitors of the six-legged variety. No walking around our ‘charmingly rustic’ accommodations in bare feet, okay?”

Though heat, humidity, and fatigue – the result of too many mornings waking well before dawn – aren’t doing much for Yumiko’s disposition either, she says, “At least there’s air conditioning.”

“Thank God. Let’s take advantage of it. Even if we were so inclined, we got here too late to do anything fun anyway.”

Sapped of energy and motivation, our fearless females collapse on the bed and sprawl there listlessly.

A brief nap is all it takes to revive their sense of adventure.

"I'm restless."

"I'm thirsty."

There's one obvious solution to both those problems. And so our intrepid heroines head straight for the bar.

 © Eden Feuer

Related links: Interbus, Q Chiropractic,  Hanging Bridges, Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve