Close to Panama

Arenal was pretty fun.  While we were there we did some activities.  One of the things we did was a float trip.  It lasted 3 hours and was a scenic ride.  Every now and then there were mini rapids.  We got to dangle our feet in the water as long as we could see the bottom and if we weren't in a crocodile area.  It was hot and the water felt good!  We saw a snake, a few iguanas, a lot of howler monkeys, crocodiles, bats, baby owls that were in a cave nest, and lots of different kinds of birds.  There was a special kind of bat  that would work together in a group.  They sleep on the side of a tree all lined up.  Their camoflauge is to look like a crack in the tree. 

After the raft trip we went to a puma rescue center.  All of the animals there have been injured and can't live in the wild.  There were pumas, a jaguar, an ocelot, spider monkeys, an otter and some other different cats of Costa Rica.

A big puma eating dinner!

We left Arenal and drove 6 hours to the Caribbean side of the country.  We are in a town called Puerto Viejo which is very close to Panama.  The house is nice and we have 3 neighboring dogs that we give treats to.  They are very well behaved.  

Yesterday when we went on a walk we saw a lot of things.  We saw geckos, hermit crabs, big crabs and last but not least sloths!  Two people discovered them and showed them to us.  There was a mom, dad and the mom was holding a baby.

We are in Casa Tiffany until Sunday and then we are going to Bocas del Toro in Panama.