January 20, 2026

Port Limon, Costa Rica

Weather cloudy, rain, very brief periods of sun, 

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Bob, Anna, Shirley and I were on the same tour this morning that left at 8 AM.  So, after we had adjusted our clocks to Central Standard time, we ate a hearty breakfast in the World Café and made it on the bus in the light rain.

We had a 90 minute bus ride to the Rain Forest area, a preserve that is custom made for tourists. On the way we passed some typical urban settings.

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Cemetery

Three-Toed Sloth in a tree

We arrived at Veragua Preserve after a four-lane road turned into a two-lane road turned into a two-lane gravel road turned into a one-lane gravel road.  At the welcome sign the one-lane gravel road turned into a one lane gravel track which lasted 4 KM and took 20 minutes.

We were greeted by a group of smiling faces and felt instantly welcome.  We split the group of 24 into two twelve member groups based on if they wanted to ascend 300 steps to a waterfall or not.  Bob and Anna chose the waterfall, Shirley and I took the easier route, a 20 minute stroll in the rain forest.

The next stop was a serpentarium, a place with exotic frogs and then a butterfly garden.

We then queued up for a 5-minute open air gondola ride to the rain forest floor. That was pretty neat, traveling down through the jungle.

Once on the bottom Anna and Bob started up the Puma Trail to the waterfall while Shirley and I took the Trail of the Giants. And there were giant trees. To say that the jungle is lush is the understatement of the year. We did not see the expected monkeys, birds or sloths, but we did see an infinite variety of flora.

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Before we took the tram back to the center where we had a bite of fresh fruit while waiting for the tram, Shirley purchased a fresh coconut from the vendor who whacked a fresh coconut some 30 whacks and put a straw in it.  Shirley said it was quite refreshing!  Then, he scooped the actual coconut meat out and Shirley had the best coconut ever!

The trip back was uneventful, the roads improved with each kilometer. On the way back we got a good picture of a two-toed sloth which are apparently bigger than the three-toed ones.

Back on the ship we rested and blogged before lectures and dinner.

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