Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
This morning we found our ship anchored inside the deepest gulf in the area of Costa Rica, the Golfo Dulce. The entrance to this gulf is around 60 meters (about 200 feet), and there are sites in which the depth reaches 200 meters (around 700 feet). The gulf is called Golfo Dulce – which means Sweet Gulf – because of the incredible amount of rain it can get and the fresh water makes it less saline than expected. This area can get 5 inches of rainfall in one day. This is what makes this region rich in vegetation, the forest drapes onto the ocean like a very thick bed cover. We spent our morning making kayak or Zodiac excursions and finished our activities with swimming from the stern of the boat, getting a very well deserved cool bath.
We repositioned to our next site, Casa Orquideas – the Orchid Garden – just in front of our earlier location. We were met by a fantastic world. This botanical garden – a bit frustrating to those of us who have no green thumb – has been the abode to Ron and Trudy MacAllister. These two have made Costa Rica and this region their home for the last 25 years and the result of their gardening – their hobby – is incredible. Anything, from orchids to bromeliads, to palm trees and fig trees, from tanagers to swallow tail kites, reside here. We went back to our ship, the faithful Sea Voyager, to continue with our Central American odyssey. Our next country, Panama, promises to be just as full and exciting as this friendly country has been.
This morning we found our ship anchored inside the deepest gulf in the area of Costa Rica, the Golfo Dulce. The entrance to this gulf is around 60 meters (about 200 feet), and there are sites in which the depth reaches 200 meters (around 700 feet). The gulf is called Golfo Dulce – which means Sweet Gulf – because of the incredible amount of rain it can get and the fresh water makes it less saline than expected. This area can get 5 inches of rainfall in one day. This is what makes this region rich in vegetation, the forest drapes onto the ocean like a very thick bed cover. We spent our morning making kayak or Zodiac excursions and finished our activities with swimming from the stern of the boat, getting a very well deserved cool bath.
We repositioned to our next site, Casa Orquideas – the Orchid Garden – just in front of our earlier location. We were met by a fantastic world. This botanical garden – a bit frustrating to those of us who have no green thumb – has been the abode to Ron and Trudy MacAllister. These two have made Costa Rica and this region their home for the last 25 years and the result of their gardening – their hobby – is incredible. Anything, from orchids to bromeliads, to palm trees and fig trees, from tanagers to swallow tail kites, reside here. We went back to our ship, the faithful Sea Voyager, to continue with our Central American odyssey. Our next country, Panama, promises to be just as full and exciting as this friendly country has been.
