This is the latest departure for anything so far. We needed to be ready for the boat by 9 am. We had another fine breakfast in this lovely place. I could have stayed another day though the town of Tortugaro didn’t really offer a lot more new experiences other than a visit to the Turtle Conservancy.
We piled into the boat to spend the next hour plying the lagoon and canal where we finally saw a couple of turtles and a tree loaded with orapendula nests, and one lonely little cayman.
We boarded a van at the busy boat depot and headed out on a three or more hour ride to Puerto Viejo. There were a couple of stops along the way – a bathroom break at a very clean gas station and a lunch stop that served buffet or cafeteria style local food. It was quite good.
Finally we arrived at our hotel – the Escape Carabeno. It is quite nice but we were assigned a room by the very busy road. How much sleep will we get tonight? Rob and Yves were assigned a similar room so they chose to stay in a nearby B&B for an extra cost.
This town is a real tourist trap full of souvenir shops, bars and restaurants. A group of us headed out to check the town and walk along the beach of the Caribbean. We found a lovely bar/restaurant right on the beach where we enjoyed happy hour then stuck around for supper.
Afterwards we headed back to the hotel where Jan and I opted for an early bed but some of the rest ended up partying with the Robinsons.