The day started with a warm and beautiful sunrise, the perfect start for the great adventure that we were going to have at the “most bio-diverse place on Earth,” the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Our first outing was to Caletas, a private reserve owned by a Costa Rican who loves nature and who decided to create this little piece of paradise. It is important to mention that almost 13% of Costa Rican territory is protected under private hands.
Once everyone disembarked some of our guests got ready to ride horses while the rest of us got ready for the hikes. Leaf-cutter ants, white-faced monkeys and anoles were some of the animals that welcomed us to the rain forest.
Little by little, the different groups started to come back from their adventures, each one with amazing stories to share. We couldn’t find a better moment to do this than at lunch, with a delicious picnic prepared by our hotel manager and his team.
The day continued as we repositioned our ship in front of the San Pedrillo Ranger Station at Corcovado National Park. The two choices for our guests were the waterfall or “pargo” trail, each one full of great experiences for all of us and, as usual, Corcovado didn’t disappoint, a place with 2.8% of the biodiversity of the planet. Corcovado is indeed a place to enjoy and a great opportunity to share with our guests new experiences full of learning and understanding of the tropics.
Back at National Geographic Sea Lion and after a wonderful dinner we all enjoyed a couple of local musicians who play the Spanish guitar and with a melodious sound made this a special evening to remember.
