Costa Rica III

At Bosque del Cabo, we spent hours exploring. We were there for four days, and spent most of the time hiking, walking, and looking for wildlife. The rainforest wildlife is the reason we came to Costa Rica, and we were not disappointed! We quickly learned that it is never a good idea to stray from the paths in the forest, though. During our stay, several lost hikers wandered out of the forest after spending hours looking for a way out. We did not want that to happen to us! We were very careful and enjoyed all of our time in nature.

The view of the gulf from one of the trails.

Wandering into the forest! Imagine this picture with lots of noise. The rainforest is never quiet.

One morning, we met with a guide at 6:30 to look for birds. Here we were crossing a pretty suspension bridge. We found lots of birds, and a whole lot of everything else, too.

Some Scarlet Macaws, flying over the ocean by our deck.

Please note that Audrey is her daddy's girl. Here, she is holding a Rhinocerous Beetle, which she came upon on a walk. Please also note that I have had insect nightmares every night for over a week now.

Pretty toucans and more Macaws.

Lots of poison frogs (Neal's favorites), monkeys, and leaf cutter ants all over the place.

These next two bug pictures are for my nephew, Andrew, who loves bugs more than anybody.

This cockroach is the source of my bad dreams. He is about 4 1/2 inches long, about 2 inches wide. And he was on the path on the way home from dinner. Ack!

This Harlequin Beetle was spotted by Neal and the kids on the four-hour walking tour they took with Philip. Parker wasn't super excited about putting his hand that close, but Neal wanted some size perspective! The Osa Peninsula is an entymologist's dream! Andrew, you must go one day!