El Remanso Osa

... unglaublich gi**igen Moskitos, die wenig Respekt vor uns**em „extra-fu**-den-tiefen-Dschungel& #8220;-Mueckenspray zeigen. Auch uns**e Regenkleidung kommt hi** gut zum Einsatz, denn die Unwett** scheinen hi** besond**s schnell und ohne viel Vorwarnung aufzuziehen.

Nach 2 Tagen ist es Zeit, die Rueckreise anzutreten, wobei diesmal das Me** noch viel aufgewuehlt** ist und wir ueb** ziemlich hohe Wellen fahren muessen. Als wir es g**ade hint** die Brandung geschafft ...

... Wildlifeliste weiter abhaken: Tukane, ein Nasenbaer, Pfeilgiftfroesche (diese Sorte: http://www.poison-frogs.nl/e020384.html ) und ein Meerschweinaehliches Tierchen. Total schoen wenn man am Strand langlaeuft und eine Riesengruppe Aras einen ueberfliegt! Hier denkt man auch gar nicht dass die auf der Liste bedrohter Arten stehen (ich wuerde jeden auslachen, wenn mir dass erst hier jemand erzaehlt haette ...

... Again, not high season yet, so two guides and just Katy and I zipping through the jungle on 400 metre long cables from platforms 30 metres up massive trees. Totally Wicked. Also got some good pictures and info of Walking Palms, a fascinating palm tree that actually moves itself to get better light conditions. Something I know will amaze Jake and Spike., our friends kids back home. No headcount again today, we haven ...

... am "Golfo Dulce", eine Bucht, die die Halbinsel vom Festland trennt. Es war dort sehr heiss und wir fluechteten rasch unt** das schuetzende Dach des "T**minals". Da wir ca. 20 Minuten zu frueh abgeflogen waren (evtl. weil alle b**eits eingecheckt hatten?) kamen wir entsprechend zu frueh an und mussten auf uns**en Weit**transport p** Auto warten. No problem. Zur Zeit d** planmaessigen Ankunft kam dann ab** auch niemand. Auch 30 Minuten spaet** kein Fahr ...

... because the trail was dangerous and difficult. He was right. We might not do it again. Deep in the forest, he had planted cocoa trees. The monkeys acquired a taste for the seeds. He reported 200 monkeys eating all the seeds. We slipped, slid and occasionally fell on the trip. Carlos and Don ...

... of reptiles, enjoyed a few power outages, and walked along the beach with water that's actually warm enough to go in without flinching. Last week we stayed in Cartago, and explored some small towns along the outskirts of San Jose (about 45 min drives). While San Jose isn't the most beautiful city I've seen before, it doesn't take much of a distance to travel before you see landscapes that resemble nothing of the city. So far ...

... Sheila was watching a small anteater when she realised that a puma was only a few feet away watching its breakfast; her sharp intake of breath sent it away but what luck. She saw lots more animals and is quite ecstatic about the place. Her good luck was rewarded that evening by a large scorpion's bite! She screamed and dropped everything and I was worried that it was a snake and in fact was relieved when I saw the scorpion; Sheila was not relieved for many (sheila: at least 5 ...

At one point, we found ourselves off the beaten path, following a tattered map and vague trail signs that would lead us to drinking water. I wasn't sure what to expect, a stagnant water hole or a trickling stream. Sure enough, we weren't disappointed. At the end of the trail, where a large sign read "Agua Potable", was a waterfall that poured out cool spring water. We took our time to refill our ...

... hike out too less time but was an 18.5km hike out over half of which was on beaches and so was extremely hot. Spent a much needed day recovering, only venturing out to rent kayaks in the afternoon to watch the sunset and were lucky enough to have several dolphins playing near our kayaks as the sun was going down - really nice. Skipped to the other side of the peninsula the following day to go to Bahia Drake where we had arranged to do a ...