Travels to Carillo
Writing this a month later, I am shocked that my camera had not died sooner. How was it able to overcome all the battering and abuse I had put it through? Over the past year in Costa Rica it had survived being dropped in the jungle, slammed against cave walls, and brought along on windy days at the beach, boat excursions, and canopy tours – but apparently it couldn’t endure sitting in the middle of a harmless herd of cows. It was broken, and there was nothing I could do about it.
After recovering from the …
Location: Carillo, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific, Nosara, Recent Trips, Samara »
Activities: ATV Tours, Bird & Wildlife Watching, Day Spas, National Parks & Reserves, Pacific Beaches, Private Parks & Reserves, Ultralight Flying »
Yesterday, a local surfer had told me that he and his buddies spotted baby sea turtles waddling into the surf at Playa Camaronal around 7:30 a.m. Supposedly when one batch of hatchlings is born, others follow suit for the next seven days at about the same time of day. Vincent and I wanted to see this miracle happen in front of our own eyes, and were determined to spend the morning hunting baby sea turtles – for photographic purposes only, of course.
Playa Camaronal is a part of the Camaronal National Wildlife Refuge, just three …
Location: Carillo, Nicoya Peninsula, North Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, National Parks & Reserves, Turtle Tours »
