Today, Wednesday, Stephanie and I traveled to a lower altitude location on the Caribbean side of the country, from Bosque de Paz at 4700 feet to Sarapiquí at 223 feet. It got a lot warmer and more humid in about 2 hours of travel.
We started the day early again, walking in the forest at Bosque de Paz before enjoying our last breakfast there at 7:30am. I took a few photos, one of the ever present clouds and others from our breakfast table that looked out over the hummingbird feeders and grounds.
Our driver came to pick us up at 10. It was Rolando, who had brought us to San Gerardo de Dota on the second day of the trip. As he drove, we talked to him in Spanish again. He stopped along the road in a couple of places so we could get out and look at the birds, plus we stopped for lunch at a “soda”, a restaurant that serves traditional Costa Rican food. We arrived at Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat about 12:30pm.
Right away, we knew it would be different than our previous places. We had to drive over a one-lane bridge topped with wooden planks, then walk through and take our luggage through a horse pasture. Rolando carried our suitcases. At the reception desk after the staff member confirmed we had a reservation, Rolando said goodbye.
Our room is on the second floor of one of the many different buildings and it overlooks the horse pasture. We have two fans going in the room, no A/C. The grounds are right next to the Sarapiquí River and the restaurant is outdoors, under a roof. But there are lots of birds, which we confirmed during a couple of walks around the grounds.
I think staying here will be a new adventure.
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