Rincon & Casa Orquideas, Golfo Dulce; Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Mother Nature gave testimony once again of the wonderful rainforest dynamic of rain and sun radiation. After the water precipitation, we appreciated a sunrise on a clear blue sky and the promise of a warm day. Constant supply of water and energy makes rainforests impressive, lush, evergreen environments.
Some people decided to start the day with a bird watching walk on the remote gravel road of Rincon, while others decided to kayak up the river on the rising tide, and the rest of us took the Zodiac ride up the same river. The stingrays swam away in the calm waters of the Golfo Dulce, an enclosed body of water with a shallow connection to the ocean that is comparable with a tropical fiord.
The morning was dedicated to explore the estuary of Rincon. Tidal water results in a brackish environment and an extensive mangrove forest that provides the ideal place for several species of animals, both from land and sea. Snowy egrets, little blue herons, willets, whimbrels, yellow billed cotingas and northern jacanas kept us entertained.
In the afternoon, the Sea Voyager was repositioned to Casa Orquideas, a wonderful botanical garden where we had a leisurely walk to admire plants from different places of the planet and have contributed to the comfort of humankind in many ways. Bird watching was good, too. We saw scarlet macaws, chestnut mandible toucans and broad winged hawks among other species.
Mother Nature gave testimony once again of the wonderful rainforest dynamic of rain and sun radiation. After the water precipitation, we appreciated a sunrise on a clear blue sky and the promise of a warm day. Constant supply of water and energy makes rainforests impressive, lush, evergreen environments.
Some people decided to start the day with a bird watching walk on the remote gravel road of Rincon, while others decided to kayak up the river on the rising tide, and the rest of us took the Zodiac ride up the same river. The stingrays swam away in the calm waters of the Golfo Dulce, an enclosed body of water with a shallow connection to the ocean that is comparable with a tropical fiord.
The morning was dedicated to explore the estuary of Rincon. Tidal water results in a brackish environment and an extensive mangrove forest that provides the ideal place for several species of animals, both from land and sea. Snowy egrets, little blue herons, willets, whimbrels, yellow billed cotingas and northern jacanas kept us entertained.
In the afternoon, the Sea Voyager was repositioned to Casa Orquideas, a wonderful botanical garden where we had a leisurely walk to admire plants from different places of the planet and have contributed to the comfort of humankind in many ways. Bird watching was good, too. We saw scarlet macaws, chestnut mandible toucans and broad winged hawks among other species.
