Costa Rica is really quite wonderful. Although they suffered like all the tourist places during the pandemic, it still seems like a thriving place. Where we docked is colourful and lively, with a vibrant market area. Musicians and local people were there to greet us.
Beyond the terminal
we found our guide for the day, Alberto, of Greenway Touring, and found seats
on the small bus. We began by taking a
highway beside the ocean, stopping a few times when he spotted howler monkeys,
sloths or interesting birds. At Cahuita
National Park we walked for about 30 minutes through rainforest at the edge of
the (very rough) Caribbean, again seeing birds and plants of interest. After a few minutes at the beach, we retraced
our steps and rejoined our driver.
The next
stop was an organic plantation, growing mainly bananas (tiny ones), but also
cacao, coffee and a few other things. We
enjoyed a cup of coffee and some bananas and walked through the plantation,
learning about the various crops, how they grow and are handled and
transported.
The final segment of the tour was a ride on a wide, calm river when we saw various local plants and birds, and were introduced to a baby rescue sloth.
It had fallen from a tree into the river and
had been rescued by local people, but the mother wouldn’t take it back. They’re going to release it into the wild in the next month
or two.
Back at the
port we were greeted with cool wet towels and enthusiastic singing and dancing
crew members. We were just in time for a
late lunch on the back open deck before showers and feet up for a while. We left port in late afternoon on the way to
Belize (after a day at sea).
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