We drove back towards San Jose and our final hotel, the Orquideas Inn a pleasant hotel in a carefully cultivated and landscaped garden. Dinner and drinks were cheap but really quite good. We arranged to be picked up at 7am and to be taken to the airport. In the morning we waited outside for … Read more
The following morning we packed up and prepared to head-off to our next (and really last) destination, but first we decided to stop at a local butterfly sanctuary. Some of the butterflies were incredible – especially the larger Blue Morpho/Morpheus and the transparent Glasswings. Of great interest here, though, were the columns of Leafcutter Ants … Read more
The following morning we were up early for breakfast and to see the birds that came into the feeding stations. We were meeting Roger at 8:30am as he was accompanying us to our next destination and showing us some birding locations along the way. I had my compression bandage on, and what a difference it … Read more
We had a late breakfast back at the hotel before leaving mid-morning. We stopped off at Restaurant La Georgina to have another look at the Fiery-throated Hummingbird, before driving to our Caribbean lowlands destination, the Selva Verde Lodge on the Sarapiquí river near to the township of Puerto Viejo. This lodge has a botanical garden … Read more
Once wed completed our morning bird walk, we packed up and headed off towards our next destination, the cloud forests of Savegre. The drive out of the Osa Peninsula was much more pleasant during daylight, and the river crossings seemed so much less daunting. Our next lodge the Savegre Hotel, Natural Reserve and … Read more