Now the adventure starts. We left San Jose and flew on a little plane to the rain forest in the southern part of Costa Rica, the Osa Peninsula. The small airport is in the town of Puerto Jimenez.We were met by a driver to take us to Bosque del Cabo
where we spent the next 3 nights. The ride from town to Bosque del Cabo is a long, very bumpy drive along a muddy road. It was the end of the rainy season so there where places in the road filled with water. The drive was well worth it once we arrived and saw how beautiful it was there. Bosque del Cabo is located 500 feet above where the Golfo Dulce meets the Pacific Ocean in the middle of 750+ acres of rain forest. We were staying in a 2 bedroom house, Casa Blanca, which over looked the Pacific Ocean. It was perfect.
where we spent the next 3 nights. The ride from town to Bosque del Cabo is a long, very bumpy drive along a muddy road. It was the end of the rainy season so there where places in the road filled with water. The drive was well worth it once we arrived and saw how beautiful it was there. Bosque del Cabo is located 500 feet above where the Golfo Dulce meets the Pacific Ocean in the middle of 750+ acres of rain forest. We were staying in a 2 bedroom house, Casa Blanca, which over looked the Pacific Ocean. It was perfect.
There is one restaurant to eat in and meals are included. Breakfast and lunch there is a set time to eat with items offers from a menu. Dinners are a bit different as everyone eats together family style. It was a nice way to meet different people and to share in the days adventures. One night after dinner the waiters all sang to us.
Our first hike was on what they called the Zapatero Trail, which was about 2 miles. We had just started our hike when we heard a loud animal cry. It was enough to stop us dead in our tracks and realize this is not a zoo; we are in fact in the middle of the rain forest in Costa Rica. I will be honest I got more than a little scared and wasn’t sure to keep going or ran like mad back to the resort. We kept going. A bunch of spider monkeys were in the trees above us going from tree to tree which got us over our fear quickly. At dinner that night we found out a mother puma and 2 cubs have been spotted on some of the trails. The cry we heard was hers.
That night we took one of the most interesting hikes. A guide from the resort took us on a night hike. He showed us if you put the flashlight against your head next to your eyes and look out you can see all the little eyes looking back at you. Each type of animal has a different color eye at night due to the reflection. There were lots and lots of eyes out there in the forest. Another interesting thing is if you put a black light on a scorpion their insides glow.
Our first morning there we were awaken at 5:00am by the howler monkeys. You can hear them for miles but these were in the trees surrounding our Casa. On the way to get some coffee we came across a whole group of Capuchin monkeys in a coconut.
There were a few red tailed squirrel monkeys up in the trees. The white nose coati’s were busy looking for food from the many trees around the restaurant. We heard the Scarlet Macaws in the trees and spotted a toucan. There were hummingbirds and some of the biggest butterflies I have ever seen. This was the best walk for coffee I ever had. After I got the coffee and walked back to our Casa the trees surrounding it were full of Capuchin monkeys. I think we sat there watching them for an hour. It was than off to find the puma. Yes it was voted that we take the Titi Trail in search of her. The trail was a nice easy walk. We didn’t hear or see her today but we did find a paw print. 
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