Our last three days have been spent at Tortuga Lodge in Tortugero National Park. The only way in and out is by a 45 minute boat ride or a flight in a Cessna from a small airstrip across the river from our lodge. We arrived at lunch time after a 5 hour drive and boat trip.
We have spent our time, either on the river spotting birds, animals, flora and fauna, hiking through the jungle trails, exploring the nearby Caribbean beach or lazing by the lovely pool.
Meals are exceptional and well presented. For example, for lunch today we are having beet gazpacho, creole salad with honey, mustard, mango and star fruit dressing, shrimps with rice in a lemon sauce, Caribbean sauteed mixed vegetables and plantain and pineapple tart with ice cream. Evening meals are equally good. HJ has photographed all the menus in preparation for her Costa Rican cookbook!
The rooms are spacious but without glazed windows and so we are woken by the sounds of the howler monkeys at around 5.30am.
Tomorrow we are heading for a camp site on the beach just outside another National Park. We have been told there is no electricity in our tents, and the outside bathroom is open to the elements with only cold water. We are not expecting the Internet and our mobiles are still not picking up signals so we will be well and truly cut off.
Although we knew we had an 11kg weight limit we didn't realise it included every single item we have. So we are leaving half our luggge at San Jose airport and hope it is there on return!
We have spent our time, either on the river spotting birds, animals, flora and fauna, hiking through the jungle trails, exploring the nearby Caribbean beach or lazing by the lovely pool.
Meals are exceptional and well presented. For example, for lunch today we are having beet gazpacho, creole salad with honey, mustard, mango and star fruit dressing, shrimps with rice in a lemon sauce, Caribbean sauteed mixed vegetables and plantain and pineapple tart with ice cream. Evening meals are equally good. HJ has photographed all the menus in preparation for her Costa Rican cookbook!
The rooms are spacious but without glazed windows and so we are woken by the sounds of the howler monkeys at around 5.30am.
Tomorrow we are heading for a camp site on the beach just outside another National Park. We have been told there is no electricity in our tents, and the outside bathroom is open to the elements with only cold water. We are not expecting the Internet and our mobiles are still not picking up signals so we will be well and truly cut off.
Although we knew we had an 11kg weight limit we didn't realise it included every single item we have. So we are leaving half our luggge at San Jose airport and hope it is there on return!
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| \On the boat heading for Tortuga \Lodge |
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| The pool and hammock ranchero at Toruga Lodge |
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| A lizard having a siesa |
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