Tuesday and Wednesday, Golfo Dulce

We saw brown pelicans in the mangrove swamps on our boat journey

A pair of female curassow were at home in the garden

Tuesday. Another interesting day ahead! We had to drive 280km. southwest to reach the town of Golfito by 11.30, so we were up at 5.30. Then the car wouldn't start! Swearing, tears and recriminations. R managed to get it going after switching off 4x4. We had the tricky ascent to the highway at San Gerardo de Dota, and then it was smooth driving southeast. We reached the Hotel Samoa del Sur at 11.15 and had a beer. We had to pay cash for parking. We left the big case in the car and took only one bag of 12 kilos as instructed.


The boat was there for an exhilarating ride to Golfo Dulce, a remote nature centre. It's run by a Swiss lady and all the guests were Swiss. We had pasta for lunch. A German student, Kai, was assigned to show us nature: he loves frogs. We spent the afternoon relaxing on the verandah, before dinner and a frog hunt.


On Wednesday, Agostino took us on a jungle walk for over 2 hours and showed us the plants and birds. We saw toucans, curassow, hummingbirds and a family of coati. After lunch it rained heavily and continued throughout  the evening and night. We lost power and running water. Umbrellas were provided though.