Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Halfway through our journey we entered Costa Rica, the land of conservation. Our first stop of the day was at a Garden of Eden known as Casa Orquideas. This botanical garden privately owned by the Macalister family is the perfect place to introduce our guest to the botanical biodiversity of the tropics.
Plants and flowers of all shapes and colors show all the different adaptations plants go through as they try to compete with each other to get access to nutrients, sunlight, pollinators and seed dispersers. Plants like the odd looking vine Aristolochia grandiflora, the Achiote, and many trees like the Cacao were subjects to interesting conversations between naturalists and our guest. One of the other attractions of Casa Orquideas is also bird watching, and those looking for new colorful birds were not disappointed as scarlet macaws and chestnut mandible toucans visited the garden.
After the visit to Casa Orquideas we went back to the ship and enjoy swimming from the stern, refreshing waters of the Costa Rican pacific.
Lunch came, delicious as always and the Sea Voyager had repositioned itself to a new destination, this time the Rio Esquinas. Here we explored the river by Zodiac, kayak or just walking along a road that runs parallel to the river looking for wildlife.
Many birds and even an American crocodile were spotted along the way but also we got to experience one of the most important ecosystems in the planet: the mangroves. Mangroves are considered the nurseries of the ocean, where many species of fish live the first stages of their life.
After another full day of discovery we are all exited to see what tomorrow has in store for us, as we explore the wonders of Costa Rica.
Halfway through our journey we entered Costa Rica, the land of conservation. Our first stop of the day was at a Garden of Eden known as Casa Orquideas. This botanical garden privately owned by the Macalister family is the perfect place to introduce our guest to the botanical biodiversity of the tropics.
Plants and flowers of all shapes and colors show all the different adaptations plants go through as they try to compete with each other to get access to nutrients, sunlight, pollinators and seed dispersers. Plants like the odd looking vine Aristolochia grandiflora, the Achiote, and many trees like the Cacao were subjects to interesting conversations between naturalists and our guest. One of the other attractions of Casa Orquideas is also bird watching, and those looking for new colorful birds were not disappointed as scarlet macaws and chestnut mandible toucans visited the garden.
After the visit to Casa Orquideas we went back to the ship and enjoy swimming from the stern, refreshing waters of the Costa Rican pacific.
Lunch came, delicious as always and the Sea Voyager had repositioned itself to a new destination, this time the Rio Esquinas. Here we explored the river by Zodiac, kayak or just walking along a road that runs parallel to the river looking for wildlife.
Many birds and even an American crocodile were spotted along the way but also we got to experience one of the most important ecosystems in the planet: the mangroves. Mangroves are considered the nurseries of the ocean, where many species of fish live the first stages of their life.
After another full day of discovery we are all exited to see what tomorrow has in store for us, as we explore the wonders of Costa Rica.
