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Corcovado National Park
From the Temptress (small cruise ship off the Pacific side) hand out:
Our exploration today will include two areas of Corcovado National Park: San Pedrillo and Caletas. Sue to its remoteness, Corcavado National Park is one of the least visited areas in Costa Rica’s vast National Park System. Located just 75 miles north of the Panamanian border, this region is known for its old growth forest and outstanding biodiversity.
In the afternoon we visit Corcovado Conservation Area (Caletas beach).
For the most part, according to the Frommers book we brought, you simply can’t get to Corcovado from anywhere, so we are very privileged to be here at all.
I feel like this is the first morning that we’re “on vacation” the last two days have been more traveling.
The sun is rising over the Rain forest, or the jungle to be more poetic. The classic view off a coast, the beach, the waves smashing against rough lava rocks the palms lining the beach. The wind here at 6:00 is warm, the season is green although we were told that there isn’t really a rainy and dry season, there is a rainy season and a less rainy season. So now I don’t feel so silly for taking the family down here for the wet season.
For his first day of vacation, Thomas is going deep-sea fishing. It cost $200 but I know it cost more at other resorts. So we’re sending him to fish with another gentleman who lives in the East bay and has a fishing boat in Sausalito. When I said to Tom (the older gentleman, that my son wanted to go fishing, he looked a little concerned. When Thomas appeared, Tom broke into a big smile and said, “Oh, I thought your son was 8 and I’d have to bait his hook, this kid is great!” For fishing, Thomas wakes up early and on time. Andrew took a picture of the boat, but we didn’t get any pictures of the fish. Thomas had a wonderful morning on the water. He caught two Wahoos and two Dorados. He had a wonderful time fishing and went on the second hike with us, that by comparison, was pretty boring, but he was patient.
We took a zodiac to the coast and landed barefoot, then hopped over the green “grass” and carefully wiped our feet with a blue towel mom was clever enough to bring with her. After wiping our feet, we donned clean socks and hiking boots. Then we proceeded to spend the whole hike stepping into creeks, wading across the river, step into the river and finished the hike with socks squishing, squishing down the rugged trail. Squish, squish, squish. It’s not a happy sound.
The first hike did, however, feature swimming into the warm river we had been following, (about 75 degrees) and we sat under the waterfalls. Andrew said “hey honey, weren’t standing under a waterfall in the tropics in Costa Rica” and we’re doing all right.
The energy of the forest – healing, milk from the Bano tree that will cure ulcers, needles from the palm tress that natives used. They treaded the needles with cobwebs to suture injuries. Margaret said that some natives hug trees to absorb the tree energy because the tree is so high, the highest thing in the rain forest, it’s closer to heaven.
On the hike we saw:
Monkey ladder vine – all twisted like ribbon candy up trees or from tree to tree, Michael liked it the best.
Garlic tree because the flowers smell like garlic
Jesus Christ lizard, but I missed seeing it walk on water.
Strangler Fig; Spider monkeys, mom and baby, in the trees
Leaf cutting ants; heard a toucan calling.
The blue feather of a Motmot, the bird grooms the tail feathers so they look like little pendulums.
A cream filled anole (lizards, small ones are now called anoles, which to us, sounds like a dessert)
Black vulture hopping on the ground; Balsa trees
The sure footed silver headed Duck Doo (my mother)
Yellow spotted ants that will sting so don’t put your hand on just any old tree.
Fish tail palm
The back of a coati Mundi which is a raccoon and the back of a little rabbit creature with no tail.
During lunch we saw Howler monkeys.
I wanted to see marshmallow bats but I never did.
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