Thursday, April 11, 2013

Puntarenas, Costa Rica - March 19, 2013

After an overnight trip we arrived in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, in the morning.  Again it promised to be a hot, humid day.  It was already 84 degrees at 8:30.


In the morning we walked around town.  It's pretty shabby but very colorful.























They always manage to keep their churches well maintained.



















The plants are amazing.




















This is the fruit of a cashew tree, upside down.  The nut hangs on the bottom. 



Construction practices seemed a little shaky.



We saw a number of interesting birds, plus an iguana and a beautiful large squirrel with a rust-colored stomach.

We returned to the ship for lunch and then went out again for our mangrove forest eco tour.  We had done this same trip five years ago, but we decided to do it again.  We saw some different birds, so it was worthwhile.






















This was one of our favorite birds.  Sorry the photo isn't very good.  He's an American pygmy kingfisher.  He's only five inches tall.


Late in the afternoon we set sail for the Panama Canal.

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