Fully clothed and out of shape

 George & Jill each entered the rainforest with everything they owned & lots of wine for 4 nights of survival with no internet, no restaurants, no roads, no people.

Night time Safari along the Sierpe River

Our next excursion that Guillermo arranged for us was a night time river tour. It was fantastic!

Ready for a nights adventure - This would be considered dressed up in the jungle.

Our ride for the night

The boat picked us up at the docks at 4:30pm.

David

Our guide today was David along with the boat captain. As we went down the river past town we stopped along the way viewing different birds, mammals, trees, and reptiles. David was so knowledgeable.

A day trip to Cano Island, Costa Rica

The howlers woke us this morning at 3:30am. This was the first I have heard them since leaving Puerto Viejo so it was a happy sound. Listening to the jungle wake up in the morning is something very special maybe not for everyone but I sure do love it.

The house has no coffee maker. You make coffee the tradition way they do in Costa Rica by using a Chorreador. It consisted of an unvarnished wooden frame with a round hole at the top where a wire rimmed cloth filter or strainer was placed.

.  You put the grounded coffee in the bag, pour boiling water slowly into it and let it drop into the cup. They have been doing one cup coffee long before Keurig and 10 times better.

Guillermo has set us up on a snorkeling trip to Cano Island for the day. The boat picked us up at the boat dock at 8:30am.

 The guide today is Stanley along with the boat captain and 8 other people. The trip down the Sierpe River to the Ocean takes about one hour.

Going off the Grid - Sierpe, Costa Rica

The next part of the trip we are staying in the Osa Peninsula at 2 different locations. The first on the Sierpe River. We have rented a house you need to take a boat from the town of Sierpe to a boat dock in the middle of nowhere and then walk to the house. There are no food stores outside of town, no restaurants other than town and the only way to and from town is by boat.  All that being said we needed to plan meals for the next 4 nights.  After checking out of our Villa in Dominical we stopped at what George has deemed the best food store in all off Costa Rica, The BM in Uvita.

It has everything we want, wine, good looking vegetables, fruit, meats, chicken, and even French brie.

The drive from Dominical to Sierpe was once again surprisingly easy, paved roads all the way down and the GPS took us right there. It is always nice when I do not have to be in charge of directions.

We are meeting Guillermo at the office in town to take us to the house.