We ate on the open-air deck overlooking the main street of Playa del Coco. The fish of the day was red snapper, and it was delicious. They brought us a whole grilled snapper each for less than $10, including sides. While we were eating, the building started shaking, and after a moment, we realized we'd just experienced an earthquake!
There were about 20 howler monkeys in the tree right next to us that we could watch while we dined. One mother monkey had her baby on her back. It looked like they were playing "follow the leader" when they walked down the limb closest to our restaurant and hopped onto the roof. The very friendly waiter assured us that they never come into the area where people are eating. I was glad!
We took a taxi to Playa del Coco from Villas Sol for $15. After shopping and eating, we walked to the grocery store and asked the parking attendant if he would call us a taxi to go back. It was only cost $6 for the return!