Monday, October 5, 2009

Puerto Quepos - our last stop

This is our last post, as tomorrow after breakfast we dis-embark and go our separate ways.  We are staying overnight in San Jose, and catching our flights on the 7th - didn't feel like rushing around so quickly.

Diana and I split up today, I took a 5 hour walk through Manuel Antonio National Park and she took a ride through the mangroves.  So our pictures come from both of us!
Diana saw capuchin monkeys, turtles, herons, tree snakes, and local things as she walked around town.  The capuchin mother and baby are one of the many monkeys she saw.

My walk through the National Park was filled with wildlife; a lot of black iguanas, howler monkeys, snakes, the Jesus Christ lizard (so named because he walks on water!), along with hummingbirds, butterflies and flowers.
We landed in this idyllic cove, beach number two in the park. The lizards greeted us immediately!



This is the Jesus Christ Lizard above!
The howler monkey below left was a beta male, eating leaves by himself.

We also saw quite a number of sloths, both two toed and three toed.  The one below was a three toed sloth.



This green frog is very interesting - I looked at it a long time before I realized it was not part of the plant!!
Finally, no matter where you go in the world, somethings never change!  This sign was in the Pharmacacia in the small town as we came out of the park!




2 comments:

fitcchick1 said...

these are great photos Ger - my favorite is the top one with the bananas hanging down. I've really enjoyed following your trip - welcome home

Unknown said...

That frog picture needs to be blown up and framed for a wall! Or sold as a screensaver! It's so vibrant and fun!!!