Scarlet Macaw
Sea Kayaking
Nicoya Peninsula

The man part of my vacation was this sea kayak trip for 5 days on the Nicoya peninsula, which is on the Pacific side of the country. I went with Crystal Seas Kayaking. We had a great time eating great food and exploring new ground. Unfortunately some strong winds picked up and we got stranded on a beach for 3 days. But we had a good time anyway. The beaches and shores of this country are beautiful.

 

Here's some photos............
Our boats on the beach.

Our first lunch spot stop as we are leaving Tambor Bay.

Tambor Bay

Ventana Beach
Ventana Beach.

Our private, secluded beach.

Our camping setup. On our guided tour we carried everything we needed and had great food. The guides did a good job of giving us the best food available.

Behind our campsite.

The wind picked up and we got marooned in our campsite for 3 nights. But it was a nice camp spot.

Jungle hike.

We went for a hike behind camp. There was a thick overgrown trail heading up into the hills behind camp.

This is a tropical dry forest. Not as thick and lush as a tropical rainforest but pretty thick and green nonetheless.

Ventana Beach
I took a hike up onto the hill above camp to see what I could see. I saw the sea. And a nice view of where our camp was.

Whiteface monkeys.

Ocasionally you would see a couple of monkeys buddying up like this on each other's back. I saw one couple moving through the treetops with another full size monkey on it's back like this like it was not a big deal.

Whiteface monkeys

 

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