We sure have done a lot this last week! Our time at Casa Ramone was over and we moved to our next rental home called Portocito Point. It is very close by but it is a different kind of house. The other was fancy and modern. This one is older but the sunset is a million dollar view. There is no air conditioning in the main living space but it all opens up to the outside. We have 20 tent making bats that live in the front courtyard and fly around every night. Sometimes one or two come through the house! We also have Ralph and Maude who are black headed vultures. They look so funny. Ralph and I are buddies because I give him scraps every morning. He hangs out on the patio waiting for me.
Last Friday we went to Drake Bay which is located on the Osa Peninsula. We had to take a boat to get there When we arrived we checked into a nice place called Tranquilo Lodge. We had a canopy zip line tour scheduled in the afternoon. It was unique because you had to use a heavy leather glove as a hand brake which was a little bit tricky at first. We did 14 zip lines through the primary and secondary rainforest. A primary rainforest is untouched, which means there have been no trees cut and it is undisturbed. The trees are very thick, tall and old. It was pretty cool zipping through the trees.
On Saturday we had a whole day of adventure. We went on a horseback, hike and river float. My horse's name was Rambo and fortunately my mom got to ride his good buddy Hercules. Ian was our guide and he was really nice, fun and knew a lot about everything. I learned all about rainforest reptiles, plants and he even found a glass frog! They are nocturnal and he has never seen one out in the day. The river float was my least favorite part. I thought I was getting hypothermia because the water was so cold! We hiked back to our horses and then rode to an old house in the jungle. Doña Maria (Doña means Mrs in Spanish) had made lunch for us. After lunch we rode our horses back. The riding was my favorite part!
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