The boat ride to Bahia Drake(Excuse me if I put in detail about costs and travel arrangements, many fellow backpackers have asked us to check it out for them).
All the guide books suggest this place is very expensive but we found a cute spot for $15 a night and there are many little sodas (shebeen type places) that serve great cheap food and beer. We´ve thus extended our stay to 5 days and will only leave tomorrow.
So far we´ve taken a boat along the coast to the Corcovado National Park. Its very remote and beautiful. We spotted spider and howler monkeys, a camen and many beautiful macaws. The little beach at the park entrance was also fantastic, with hundreds of pelicans diving into the waves all around.
Pelicans at Playa de Corcovado
A break in the CorcovadoYesterday we headed out to Isla de Cano, about 45 minutes out to sea for some snorkelling. Swam with some dolphins and saw my first shark (a small white tip). I really can`t do justice to the beautiful scenery around here.
The boat trip back from Canos
Today we hired kayaks to explore some of the more remote beaches along the coast. Had another stellar day. Managed to catch some more fish before snapping my rod in twain! Nothing a bit of super glue and the multiple skills of an accountant can´t fix... I already had to glue my sunglasses back together after sitting on them yesterday!
Its been great to chill out on the beaches and do some flyfishing (with some success I might add!).
Inside! From the beach right on our doorstep
Okay.. so it wasn´t very big!
Early tomorrow we´re heading back to Palmar and then are hoping to be able to get ourselves up the Pacific coast to the Manuel Antonio National Park. Its supposed to have wonderful beaches and wildlife. From there we´ll head up to Montezuma on the Nicoya Peninsula.
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