Corcovado

Tonight will be a quick summary.  We left Tortuguero yesterday, flying in a small five seater plane over beautiful country.  We flew around and through towering huge white clouds, skirting a volcano belching a steady stream of gray and white smoke.  We landed on a tiny airstrip, reminiscent of those we knew in Africa.  A driver was waiting for us and we soon arrived at the taxi boat that would take us to La Paloma Lodge in Corcovado.  It was as described a wet boarding but we were prepared with our water sandals, but were surprised by how warm the Pacific waters felt.

We rested by walking down to the beach and playing in the ocean, then Pam and Olivia stayed in our hacienda while Daric and I visited the pool.  This morning we were up at 4:45 and at breakfast at 5:30.  We met our hiking guide, Jose, hopped aboard our taxi boat and took off for an hour and a half ride to Corcovado National Park.  On the way we saw dolphins and frigate birds.

We hiked through the Park for about 4.5 hours before returning to the boat and returning home.  We were all bushed.  Now, we're off to dinner.  Tomorrow we are going snorkeling, and in the evening we'll take a walk with the bug lady.  Here are some pics:

Our boat, "parked" on a sand bar awaiting our return

Our first coati

Getting back in the boat

Our hacienda high on the hill