It was a short drive to the park and while we were waiting at the park entrance, our guide pointed out this iguana sitting on a fence post.
Our guide led us into the park and, whenever he saw something of interest, he pointed it out to us. Here is a green tree frog.
A howler monkey, high up in the trees, followed us leaping from tree to tree. It stopped long enough for me to take this photo.
The animals of the forest are very tame and quite unafraid of humans, as they are strictly protected by Costa Rican law. This white-tailed deer came very close to us and ignored us completely.
Another iguana that is perfectly camouflaged.
After about an hour, we came to this wonderful beach.
Patrolling the small rest area by the beach was this white-faced monkey who took every opportunity to try and take food from the visitors to the park.
One of the park's strangest creatures is the sloth. This one was hanging upside down above the rest area by the beach. You could see its incredibly long claws that it uses to climb and cling to the trees.
A raccoon was foraging for food close by.
As we neared the end of the walk, the guide pointed out this hawk. It was a long way away and this is the best shot I took. Apparently a distinguishing feature of this hawk is that it doesn't have any talons.
Now here's Wendy's much better attempt!
Another iguana on a tree by the beach.
A beautiful tree-covered rock.
Our guide, Andres, flanked by two of the group.
On our way back to the buses, we had to take small rowing-boats through the mangrove swamp to reach the other side. It was a distance of about 10 yards! We then reached a table set with fresh fruit and drinks to refresh us before our trip back to the ship. It was much appreciated.
Silver Explorer anchored outside Quepos.
We then took the bus back to the ship for lunch, which we had on the aft deck. As we approached Silver Explorer, the chef was watching from a window, pointing at his watch and laughing, as if to say, "Hurry up. It's all ready!" After lunch, we went back to the shore to take a short walk around Quepos. It is a small, rather poor-looking place, but quite interesting, with sculptures along the seafront.
We walked back to the quay and took a Zodiac to the ship. I went up on deck as the sun was setting and saw this interesting 'face' in the clouds, lit up by the setting sun.
The sun disappearing behind the clouds on the horizon.
In the evening we had the Captain's farewell party. Our week on Silver Explorer is coming to an end!
No comments:
Post a Comment