Travelling abroad is a distant dream right now, but we can reminisce over previous adventures and plan future ones.
The final part of this Costa Rica mini series focuses on a three day hike through Corcovado National Park. It is proclaimed to be one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
We started at Carate on the on the southern edge of the Osa Peninsula and followed the coast. The beach was blazing hot and a boa constrictor was curled up resting in a tree.
The rainforest hugging the beach offered relief from the sun and is where we saw most animals. These included two species of monkey, anteater, tapir, peccary, toucan and lots of other birds. We waded across a wide river and from there it wasn’t far to the camp at Sirena Research Station.
Anteater in Corcovado National Park 
Toucan in the trees
The next day we did a series of shorter walks from Sirena. Animals encountered included a crocodile in the river we had waded through the previous day! The final day was spent hiking back to Carate. On the beach was a nest of baby leatherback turtles that had been dug up by a coati. With a little assistance out of the destroyed nest, some made it down the beach and into the sea.
Hiking along the beach 
Leatherback turtles hatching
