We loaded our bags onto the van and headed out for the rainforest of Sarapiqui after our final breakfast at Lavas del Arunel.
Our driver stopped along the road when he saw a couple of sloths in trees nearby. Most of us jumped out to take pictures of these slow-moving creatures. I could tell they were three-towed (as opposed to two-towed) after enlarging my picture. There was another stop for a visit to a grocery store to pick up some snacks for our afternoons in the jungle. A few howler monkeys were hanging out in a nearby tree so we spent some more time checking them out and snapping pictures.
Any G-Adventures trip includes a stop at a Planeterra Co-operative. We stopped at a coffee co-op where we were taught about the various grades of coffee beans, how the plants grow and how they are separated into their appropriate grades by a complex system involving water and shutes. I was too hot to grasp many of the details. After the demo we were fed a lovely lunch and then left to wander the souvenir shop.
Before long we arrived at the Povo Azul camp where we were greeted by Jessie, given a brief lowdown on the agenda and handed the keys to our tents. Jan and I are in number 10.
We headed off for a quick settle in, changed into our bathing suits then headed down the road for a well-needed dip in the river to cool our sweating bodies. There was a family with kids already there so we joined in. The river had a bit of a current and was really refreshing. This place is very warm and humid so I don’t expect anything will dry out while we are here.
When we went in for supper three beautiful motmots were hanging out in the trees behind the kitchen waiting for scraps. A traditional supper was served and then most of us went for a night walk led by Jessie. The highlight of that for me was the frog sightings. There was a red-eyed little green fellow and another she called the bluejean frog also green but with blue legs. Both are poisonous if touched so we avoided doing that.