We wake early. It is raining but no surprise there. It has rained heavily every night. Fortunately the weather always improves in the daytime with just the occasional afternoon shower. We take a last look at the Caribbean. It is still raw and wild with masses of washed up debris and sadly huge amounts of plastic litter the shoreline.
We are taking the 08.40 boat back to La Pavona. It is a 100 yards or so to the dock so the hotel organise our bags to go to the dock in a wheelbarrow. Everything here is very efficient and the boat departs on time.
It’s an hourish trip back to La Pavona where we stop for a coffee, put our route into Waze and depart. The drive is easy with great views of the cloud forest in the distance.
We are delighted with our choice of hotel – Ara Ambigua. It is in the heart of the forest, birds abound in the foliage and howler monkeys call in the distance. We have a well earned G&T, a light lunch and then I go out with the camera.
I work out my problem with the big zoom lens yesterday. I had knocked the lever and it was set to 6m to infinity instead of 1.3m to infinity. Hence I could not focus on anything close up.
The hotel organises guided night walks and we have signed up. Our guide is very good with sharp eyes he first finds us the famous red-eyed frog but then finds many other species of frog, assorted insects and a snake – non-venomous. I am pleased with the photographic results.
Lynne
Night photos are stunning albeit not keen on the subject matter 🐸 – I must admit they are beautiful.
A very varied and interesting trip and you sound relaxed. Glad you sorted the camera.