Playa Cativo…dolphins & whales
On our first full day at Playa Cativo, we were scheduled for a boat tour. Of course, we spotted a sea turtle on our way to Cativo Lodge yesterday. I thought that might be the highlight of our ocean animals, but nope. As we headed out, our guide mentioned the different dolphins we might see.…
Snorkeling and Pushing Through Your Fears…
Who wouldn’t want to go snorkeling, and 80° water… I had this beautiful picture of wading out from the shore, placing my face in the water where my feet could still touch the ground, and looking at beautiful fish that wanted to get their picture taken. When we got to the spot where we were…
Kayaking in the Mangroves
Today was our day to kayak down a river and through the mangroves. While we didn’t see a lot of wildlife in the mangroves, we saw some amazing trees, roots, and waterways. Of course, on our way to see the mangroves and kayak through them, we did see some bottlenose dolphins that decided they wanted…
A Short Hike to the Farm & Another Long, Steep, Hot, Amazing Hike
Cativo Lodge, where we are staying, has its own a organic farm to produce many of the herbs and eggs that are part of our meals while we are there. We went on a hike that led us through the forest, past leaf cutter ants and wild boar, all the way to the little farm.…
Manuel Antonio National Park
This next part of our journey has taken us to very different experience. We left Playa Cativo & Cativo Lodge, where we were pretty secluded, and came to Quepo, which is a city and there are tons of people. It is hard to compare the two experiences because they are such different places. Quepo is…
Horseback Riding & Waterfalls
Our last activity of the trip was certainly a great one! We drove through the countryside and learned about the history of the area on our way to the horse stables. We were each introduced to our horse for the day, and off we went. The horses Jesse & I were riding were new to…
A Final Visit to the Beach & a Beautiful Lunch
On our last day before heading to the airport, for our redeye flight, we spent some time at the beach near our hotel & then found a nice little spot with a view to have lunch.
We made it!
Good afternoon! It is a beautiful, humid day in Coastal Rica. I’m hot, exhausted, and content. We flew into San Jose at about 11:20 pm, got to the hotel room around 12:30, then had to get up at 6:30. This accounts for the tired part. On our first day, we went to the Toucan Rescue Ranch for a tour. It was amazing seeing the toucans, sloths, capuchin monkeys, and all the other animals they rescue & work hard to send back to the wild. Of course there are those animals that are permanently damaged or were illegal pets & cannot return to the wild for their own safety.
After our stop at the Toucan Rescue Ranch, we headed back to the airport for a short flight on a tiny airplane to Golfito.
So Much Adventuring 