Knowing we were leaving Tortuguero, I woke very early and went down to the pier and did yoga as the sun rose. It was an amazing choice. One thing I did not know/understand is that due to the fact that we are right on the equator the days here are always almost exactly the same length regardless of the season, plus or minus five minutes or so. This means that things don't vary wildly like they do in the north, but it also means that while our home is experiencing the longest days of the year, we are missing them. The sun here sets quickly and then the dark, velvet night sets in. I finally understand the authors I have read in their descriptions of the tropical night. It is the darkest dark, the deepest solitude, and while night drops like a drape around you, the planet comes alive with noise and energy. As we said goodbye to the Atlantic side of Costa Rica, I had to pause for a an extra goodby to this little friend at our eco resort. Nic knows that I would get lost in a parking lot,...