In Golfito, Costa Rica

We finally made it to the South of Costa Rica! No more papagayo adventures after that one biggie, and the leaks are fixed now, so it was a good shake down cruise. The whole anchor locker thing I mentioned earlier is Alex trying to bail out an anchor locker full of water while the bow keeps getting slammed under waves. Anyhoo, he's drilled some holes in it so it should drain now. We were experiencing 35-40 knot winds and leaned on a 45 degree angle. Rail and winch under the water. Our traveling companions lost their depth sounder and autopilot in the same weather, but their cabin stayed dry. We lost them after the first 12 hours crossing the bar in El Salvador and only just met up with them again here in Golfito.
On the fun side of things, I think I saw my first pod of whales. We think they're pilot whales, the one that got right beside the boat was 10 feet long, had a smushed in nose and flat forehead and was either black or dark gray. I'm posting a video of their fins, you can hear Alex and I deciding that they must be dolphins, but after they got closer we're pretty sure they are whales. We did see dolphins too, small 3 feet light gray guys that like to jump completely out of the water (so did the whales), what I didn't know is that if you cheer them on (the dolphins) they will hang out longer and do tricks. I just sat there with my jaw open when the one guy jumped up twice right beside the boat. Next time I'm cheering...
Photos: Alex hanging out on the back of Reflections, the coast of Costa Rica, Reflections at Playa del Coco, Alex at the bus stop when checking in to Costa Rica, and finally Alex's spotted mackerel that we let go because I was seasick.