Travels to South Pacific
Because of yesterday’s spider bite and consequent Benadryl stupor, I forgot to double check my flight information. Apparently, (when I got on the boat headed to the wrong airport) it slipped my mind that I was flying out of nearby Drake Bay.
There had been a misunderstanding about my flight schedule with the staff – and in reluctance to leave my new friends at Aguila de Osa and my antihistamine induced grogginess, I had overlooked a crucial detail concerning my itinerary.
This left me stuck waiting for my plane at the Sierpe airport instead of where I …
Location: Osa Peninsula, Puerto Jimenez, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Mountain Biking »
Today was a fairly mellow day. I woke up with sore calves from all the hiking I had done in the past week, but had plans to push through the pain. I was going to kayak up the Agujitas River and around Drake Bay, and then hike the trail behind Aguila de Osa Inn.
The dock manager chose a suitable single kayak, and let me know that another couple had left just a half an hour earlier – if I hurried, I could probably catch up with them.
As I paddled out, the large crocodile from yesterday …
Location: Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching »
Today’s voyage to Corcovado’s Sirena ranger station yielded so many opportunities to see rare and exquisite animals that it even trumped yesterday’s excursion.
I saw more species during the first twenty minutes at this remote location than I did in all of the previous day; although locals have assured me that this may be attributed to plain luck.
After an hour-long boat ride from Drake Bay, our group of eight arrived at Corcovado’s Sirena headquarters. The ranger station was a half-mile walk from the beach, and within minutes we had seen a furry three-toed sloth high up …
Location: Corcovado National Park, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, South Pacific »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Hiking »
