{"id":877,"date":"2021-08-27T01:05:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/?p=877"},"modified":"2022-04-26T04:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:40:19","slug":"the-surfing-toad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/en\/the-surfing-toad\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surfing Toad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class = \"noticias\">\n<h1>The Surfing Toad<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n<p> Some days ago I received one of the weirdest visitors I ever had. Any of us said a word but suddenly my guest was riding one of my surfboards so I guess this was about having a surf lesson.<br \/>\nI started to take pictures and I didn&#8217;t receive any complaints about it. The only noise I heard was a constant &#8220;ribbit-ribbit&#8221; so I guess that means &#8220;go ahead, take all the pictures you want&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The lesson was short and the customer did not pay me off. I could not be mad about my guest, I had a good time, and reminded me of one of the reasons I love Santa Teresa and the whole Nicoya peninsula: The unexpected but harmless and exotic animal guests.<\/p>\n<p> &nbsp; <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-894 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-894 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-894\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-frog-over-surf-board.webp\" data-attachment-id=\"901\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/08\/green-frog-over-surf-board\/4078994363.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/the-surfer-toad.webp\" data-attachment-id=\"900\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/08\/the-surfer-toad\/3914548185.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-toad-over-surf-board.webp\" data-attachment-id=\"899\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/08\/green-toad-over-surf-board\/2149058601.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/green-climbing-toad-costa-rica.webp\" data-attachment-id=\"898\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.costaricasurfandsup.com\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/08\/green-climbing-toad-costa-rica\/1793366436.webp\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.fg-default.fg-gutter-10 .fg-item {\r\n    margin-right: 10px;\r\n    margin-bottom: 10px;\r\n    width: 20%;\r\n}<\/style>\n<p>Costa Rica is very well known for its colorful frogs. It is not a surprise if you search Costa Rica on Google and a photo of a green frog with red eyes appears.<br \/>\nThe toads, frog&#8217;s cousins, aren&#8217;t appreciated in the same way, because they have less attractive skin colors, they are bigger and some of them have warts all over the body.<\/p>\n<p> &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>That does not mean they are less inspiring or interesting. The toad that visited me is known as the Green Climbing Toad. As its name suggests this toad is an expert at getting on the top side of the trees where it feeds on small insects.<\/p>\n<p> &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Mister Surfing Toad for the visit and I hope you enjoyed the lesson, :). Next time I&#8217;ll be having a nice meal full of fresh insects just for you.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely<br \/>\nAudrey <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Surfing Toad Some days ago I received one of the weirdest visitors I ever had. 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