Costa Rica

Puntarenas, Costa Rica This is a walk off port and so we don’t need to be concerned about a tender. There is a long dock, about 500 meters long. We gathered with the Cruise Critic group in the Casino and as soon as everyone is there we head out. It is hot already. As we are exiting this long pier we see a line of potential tour guides. We check them out and sure enough we see Daniel. He was our guide a year and a half ago. He took us to meet his family and it was him that we gave the school supplies to. We hugged and said hello. I am sure he remembered us as soon as we mentioned the school supplies his smile changed to one of recognition. We couldn’t stop long because our buses were loading. We hoped to see him on our return but it didn’t happen. Our guide for this tour is quite funny. He laughs and tells jokes etc. His tours are called “Okey Dokey Tours” So if and when we agreed we are to say Okey Dokey Charlie. Soon we were being divided into groups depending on what our choice of activity was for this excursion. Ken and I decided on the boat tour to see the Crocodiles. Others choose the zip line or the canopy bridge over the jungle. We drove around a little and then we headed off to the Roca Forest to feed the capuchin monkeys. I am almost certain that it was the same place that Daniel took us but I will have to compare pictures to be sure. It was fun. As usual the monkeys were very tame and they came and ate right out of our hands. Next we went for an hour and 15 minutes to see the crocodiles in Crocodile river. Apparently our guide was a stand in for the man who was the crocodile hunter on that television series. Ken got some amazing photos. We alo saw many species of birds. We hadhopped to see the scarlet Macaw on this excursion but it was not to be. We went to a mango plantation and we were treated to a demonstration of how they extract the juice from Sugar cane and ginger root. We had a great lunch at Jaco Beach. On the return trip the bus stopped at a bridge where dozens of large crocodiles were sunning themselves. Soon we were back at the dock but it was too late to see Daniel again. Our third visit to Puntarenas, Costa Rica had come to an end.