Chalet Hibiscus Cahuita

... life vest and I helped him pull her into the boat. It took a little while for us all to shake off the experience, as it was not an event we would like to repeat. Never the less, Mom is band from level 4 rapids. <br><br>The remainder of the trip was relaxing and at times so beautiful. We stopped for lunch, viewed an amazing red frog and saw a species of piranha that was in the river. Our tour was definitely full of adventure that I&#8217;m sure none of us will ever forget.

... Tiere zeigen lassen, und man kann hier sogar uebernachten. Wir machen davon alles. Nachdem wir angekommen sind, koennen wir gleich mal auf der Tour einige Faultiere aus naechster Naehe bestaunen. Es sind faszinierende Geschoepfe, die den wohl ungluecklichsten Namen ueberhaupt abbekommen haben. Ja, sie bewegen sich sehr langsam, aber das scheinen sie vor allem der Tarnung wegen zu machen, und darin sind sie grosse Meister! Um nicht entdeckt zu werden, klettern sie nur einmal ...

... It was good but rustic in that there were many shells and legs and fins to pull out. We saw squirrels eating coconuts in the trees, and dogs almost humping - the male really gave it a go by basically ghosting her but she was pretty NOT up for it.. That evening there was another massive storm, I really have never heard such cracks of thunder and the rain poured down endlessly. And it did not abate the next morning so we were drenched walking to the bus to go to Puerto Viejo.

... beachy village and found a place called Hot Rocks that shows a movie nightly on a big screen in the open air environment right on the beach. We also discovered that most of the stores, shops, etc. are not open early on Sunday so after a short stroll, we headed back to Casa Fiesta, we stopped at the local store for sugar so I could hang the hummingbird feeder. Once back, I found a tree I felt would attract them, I wanted to get some ...

... hier waren, sahen wir in der Zeitung, wie in der Umgebung von Limon, saemtliche Strassen total unter Wasser waren und hunderte Haeuser evkuiert werden mussten. In Cahuita besuchten wir auch noch den Nationalpark. Die meisten der Tiere (Affen und Faultiere) konnten wir aber auch direkt vor unserem Haus beobachten. V.a. das Faultier faszinierte uns, da wir nach Ice Age auch zum ersten mal eins in echt sahen und ja, die Aehnlichkeit mit Sit ist wirlich verblueffend :-)

... I was there...home to Cahuita National Park. It is the first time I have gotten off a bus anywhere since leaving the US where I was not bombarded with people trying to sell me things or help me find a hotel. Amazingly refreshing. This is a great little laid back town. Come now, before the rest of the world shows up and ruins it. Cahuita is a town completely dependent on the business from the park. And the views from the water and across the bay are spectacular. Jungle running right up ...

... the bus about 6km past Cahuita, and headed into the jungle! There is one road through Cahuita National Park, and it was a sweltering 35 minute walk through the jungle to the volunteer area. I saw a troop of howler monkeys, and tons of leaf-cutter ants, which are really cool, but of course they pack a nasty punch when they bite you! The basic idea behind the volunteering is to decrease the poaching of turtles, and especially their eggs. Apparently many years ago you couldn't ...

... far cry from San Jose. We will be here for four days which will hopefully pass by slowly and the next blog entry may be uneventful because hopefully I will have just relaxed on the beach and carried on having a great time. However tonight is meant to be the liveliest it gets in the village, with live music at a bar, and there is talk of taking a trip to visit a Costa Rican tribe. Anyway, I better go put some suncream on, I hopes it`s this hot back home....

... Until someone yelled at us to shut up, that is. That night, we learned that there were plenty of howler monkeys in the area, and they must have had a meeting. At 3:00 a.m., all of us woke up because the noise was just deafening. Since I had seen them before and knew them to be cute and small, I was able to go back to sleep, but the noise definitely could be terrifying to someone who was not as familiar with them. After some discussion, we ...

Fleeing the sweltering heat of the Panamanian lowlands, we headed out Monday for Boquete - a cheery little mountain town nestled beneath Volcan Baru, Panama's highest peak. Of course, we had to climb it! Pat and I set out early the next morning (Maybe even too early because we forgot to stop at the store for extra food!) and began the long 8 mile hike to the top. Our guide books explained that the summit was ...