Manuel Antonio National Park and Curu Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica
It is a well-known verse that “the early bird catches the worm”. So if we want to see monkeys, an early rise is called for! So at 6:30 this morning we went ashore at one of the jewels of the Costa Rica National Park system, namely Manuel Antonio National Park. We were (in fact) ashore before the park officially opens! Sure enough we all had glimpses of monkeys, either Mantled Howler Monkeys or White-faced Capuchin Monkeys, and we also got a good look at a Three-toed sloth, although many are still convinced it was a coconut cleverly disguised as a sloth.
We came back aboard for breakfast after a very fruitful morning ashore, and already the park was filling with tourists. We dare not stay ashore any longer lest we be mistaken for the same.
We spent the middle of the day cruising towards the Nicoya Peninsula and enjoyed beautiful calm seas. So we were able to take a nap, relax on the sundeck, or perhaps read a book as we relaxed on the bow, ever watchful for the dolphins that appeared several times to escort across the waters. A truly spectacular way to spend the middle part of the day.
This afternoon we arrived at Curu Wildlife Refuge for our last series of hikes, and hoped to spy a few more monkeys and other wildlife before we crash back to the reality of every day life back home. A fun-filled expedition through Costa Rica now behind us, we can only say, “Pura Vida”.
It is a well-known verse that “the early bird catches the worm”. So if we want to see monkeys, an early rise is called for! So at 6:30 this morning we went ashore at one of the jewels of the Costa Rica National Park system, namely Manuel Antonio National Park. We were (in fact) ashore before the park officially opens! Sure enough we all had glimpses of monkeys, either Mantled Howler Monkeys or White-faced Capuchin Monkeys, and we also got a good look at a Three-toed sloth, although many are still convinced it was a coconut cleverly disguised as a sloth.
We came back aboard for breakfast after a very fruitful morning ashore, and already the park was filling with tourists. We dare not stay ashore any longer lest we be mistaken for the same.
We spent the middle of the day cruising towards the Nicoya Peninsula and enjoyed beautiful calm seas. So we were able to take a nap, relax on the sundeck, or perhaps read a book as we relaxed on the bow, ever watchful for the dolphins that appeared several times to escort across the waters. A truly spectacular way to spend the middle part of the day.
This afternoon we arrived at Curu Wildlife Refuge for our last series of hikes, and hoped to spy a few more monkeys and other wildlife before we crash back to the reality of every day life back home. A fun-filled expedition through Costa Rica now behind us, we can only say, “Pura Vida”.
