La Purruja Lodge Golfito

... these hectic two days Al and I decided to treat ourselves to pizza in Puerto Jimenez, the pizza was delicious after two days of pasta cooked on a camping stove and our fruit juices ice cold. We had just settled in when a massive clap of thunder hit the town, shaking everything around us and resulting in all the restaurant patrons jumping inches out of their seats. The thunder and lightning had hit at the same time with no warning and the lightning had struck one of the hotels ...

I had a great time panning for gold in Dos Brazos. Hitchhiked from there to the boat dock at Puerto Jimenez, and took the ferry to Golfito. Found a wireless signal. Going to Latitude 8 to watch the Steelers game tonight. This hummingbird flew into the only pane of glass for miles at a little outdoor ...

... us. The Donich family left yesterday morning for Panama. We were sad to see them go, but definitely one of the families we know we'll see again. They have been great. In the morning we did nothing, lazed in the Hammock. In the afternoon we walked the 5kms down the jungle paths along the coast to Drake Bay. This small little community lives off the small hotels, maybe 25 of them dotted around the hillside, and ...

... ride for the river to the ocean, the trip is really nice but the emotional part arrives when you get the ocean and the wild waters, the sea comes into the river and the guide who control the boat where you are in ( a small boat for ten people but with a powerful engine) has to go with the boat towards the rocks always checking out that is not foam on the top of the wave, when you are inside the boat that looks very close to a suicidal manoeuvre (of course is any photo, I had more than ...

... to try and get some communication going. As we´re driving down this crazy wining road passing semis and nearly veering off the side on of a cliff he tells me the name of the mountain we´re driving on ¨Montanges de Muertes¨, Aww how lovely I think as I look in my dictionary for the meaning. ¨Mountain of death¨ oh.... As we careened around the crazy corners ...

... and hit the small pier I was on. I then watched it thud thud thud under each slat on the pier and head out toward sea, narrowly missing the boat moored behind mine. After all that excitement, I had to go to sleep, mainly because I wanted to get the heck out of dodge as soon as the sun came up ...

... amazing lookout. and pretty much had ourselves a photoshoot, it was awesome!! on the way back down from the lookout we had a family of monkeys surround us. they were on the path and in the trees right next to us, and soon i found myself alone with them, i just couldn't get enough and my friends had just gone on without me!! haha, but i got some amazing pics and a really good video! and when i did finally make my way down i knew my ...

... All those things we had a la selva were missing at corcovado. Plus, at the beginning, there wasn't reliable water. In fact there was no water when we came in from our long hike, and alexis and I went swimming to get "clean". They had failed to warn us about the ass-biting fish in the stream we swam in. Alexis got one stuck in her shorts. It was funny. More for me than for her. Eventually they got the water "fixed" (we began drinking stream ...

... start to look like him too! This island uncovers a wide range of flora, prehistoric looking creatures and the couple of hours trek was well worth it, especially since we managed not to get bitten by any weird creature. The LP guide also mentioned some pre-Columbus stone balls, witness of past indigenous activity. The balls were allegedly up to 2 metres diameter. Well...that's what they claim! The 'bolas' must have been nicked or transported to San Juan archaeology museum ...

... setting. Before I could prepare dinner I needed some fish - so I walked to the 7 seas restaurant and asked the owner woman if she had some fish - she sold me a couple of $5 or so. As I started cooking dinner that night, we were enveloped in a storm - the horizon disappeared, I couldn't see the mainland, grey clouds and rain merged with the water and it poured, and it poured and it poured. Suer glad ...