We walked across town and met our horses, Princesa for Ted and Paloma for Tamara. The horses were well-behaved and we rode past a lot of small farms/ranches (fincas) and a coffee farm. We stopped at the finca where the guide lived and took care of the animals to hike down to see some small waterfalls. We saw a lot of leaf-cutter ants and guava trees, and two separate little waterfalls that Tamara thought were really cute.

Also at the finca were a bunch of animals - a goose, duck, some rabbits, hamsters with babies, cornish hens, and a white-faced monkey. The monkey, Tomás, made Tamara sad because he was all caged alone and we were told that other monkeys would come in the night and try and get him out. He didn't have much in his cage to do, and she thought something like a monkey should have companionship. We did get to watch him eat two hen eggs though - he would crack the shell with his teeth, then pour the insides into his mouth.

From there we rode up to the top of a hill overlooking the Nicoya Gulf, with spectacular views all around. We could hear thunder from clouds in the distance, where it was raining. The hill made us think of The Sound of Music. After that it was just a return trip back to town. We were both sore from the riding, but had a good time.