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Day 9 – Road to the Coast and Cocktails
After last night’s early night, I was awake at 2.30 am. I’d slept for six hours, and that appeared to be enough. I’d stopped worrying about being eaten by things. Instead, I was listening to all the noises: the chirping frogs, the rasping grasshoppers, the occasional barking dog, and the sound of the river. There… Read more
Day 8 – Relaxing While the Ants Do the Work
We thought there was going to be more to do at Pacuare River Lodge. This might have been my mistake. At the end of the same four-wheel drive track is Pacuare Lodge a four star venue where the cabins are called villas. This offers canopy tours, indiginous tribe visits and zip line activities. It would… Read more
Day 7 – Intense Driving and Waterfall Swimming
It was moving on day – time to leave the northern lowland jungle for some hilltop forest on our way to the Caribbean coast. We had a few hours drive which Jenny was keen to do. From the nearby main town of Puerto Viejo, we took the Ruta 4, mostly dual carriageway, fairly empty but… Read more