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Flight back was delayed due to the airline evicting a passenger who did not go quietly! We then had to wait while they found his luggage. Still the winds enabled us to make up lost time though did mean it was a little bumpy. Transfer to train for an hour and half journey then taxi…

We left Alma del Pacifico hotel to travel back to the airport. The road took us along the coast and then over the mountains with superb scenery. The engineering to make some of these roads possible was impressive. Got slightly lost getting to drop the car off at the hire place but the transport to…

Today did not start well as Pete has had a digestive problem which has had in up throughout the night and laid him low. The reception were really helpful and provided the necessary medication However no excursions today so after breakfast I lay on a sun lounger reading my book until something dropped from the…

Today we left El Romanso to travel up the coast but not before spotting one of the many white nosed coatis We travelled for about 4 hours along some roads with stunning scenery until reaching Alma del Pacifico hotel in Esterillos Este. This is a slightly quirky hotel but we are in a bungalow overlooking…

Our last day in El Romanso – a wonderful place. We did a guided walk this morning where we saw hummingbirds in the garden We then walked over the suspension bridge in the forest. The guide was really informative about the different types of trees and how there is both a primary forest in the…

Today we woke up to the sound of howlers monkeys and toucans and ….rain! When it rains here it is torrential! What I also discovered last night if you have two pina coladas then you can release an enzyme group called bromelain from pineapples which is used as a meat tenderiser and causes your mouth…

Today we left Tojan lodge to travel to El Romanso. This meant a challenging journey back to the highway and then along highway 2 to then drop down to the coast road and our first sight of the Pacific. The temperature was rising all the time. We then had to leave the main highway to…

After the challenging drive yesterday we woke up to this piece of paradise Trojan lodge is situated in the cloud forest and is set in beautiful gardens We were up early to go on a bird watching tour – novices but the guide was excellent. He helped me to get some some great bird photos…

We are woken up early each morning by a very noisy dawn chorus- two birds in particular the Great tailed grackle and the montezuma oropendola who have large nests behind our lodge We had a boat ride into Tortuguero village and heard a lot about its history after which we walked back mainly along the…

Today we leave Tortuguero – some history, in the 1970s the area was very different as it was used for logging and banana plantation. Then the government decided to return it to natural rainforest. As a result the canopy is still quite low compared to other natural rainforest such as Brazil. Still growing. However as…