Manuel Antonio National Park
The first day of this expedition found us navigating south towards one of Costa Rica’s better known parks, Manuel Antonio National Park. The day started a little overcast, we reached the Espadilla Sur beach at around 6:30 am and directly after breakfast we set off for our different walk options of the morning. While disembarking, we could not help notice the thick, lush vegetation draping over the rocky edge and the beach covered by crab footprints. The beauty of this place could only suggest a good omen. Our expectations were not only met, but definitively exceeded! We had white faced capuchin monkeys approaching us at their own free will! They were not more than two feet away from us, posing; even a mother with her offspring stayed long enough for photos and memories. The list does not stop with capuchin monkeys. Crab eating raccoons, howler monkeys, gladiator tree frog and brown basilisk lizards were also part of the visual menu. A beautiful white sand beach waited for us at the end of our walks with warm and refreshing water.
We heaved the anchor at around 1 pm, ready to head south for our next destination: Corcovado National Park and the Osa Peninsula. We can only hope that the rest of the trip will be as full as the first day, but we know it will be.
The first day of this expedition found us navigating south towards one of Costa Rica’s better known parks, Manuel Antonio National Park. The day started a little overcast, we reached the Espadilla Sur beach at around 6:30 am and directly after breakfast we set off for our different walk options of the morning. While disembarking, we could not help notice the thick, lush vegetation draping over the rocky edge and the beach covered by crab footprints. The beauty of this place could only suggest a good omen. Our expectations were not only met, but definitively exceeded! We had white faced capuchin monkeys approaching us at their own free will! They were not more than two feet away from us, posing; even a mother with her offspring stayed long enough for photos and memories. The list does not stop with capuchin monkeys. Crab eating raccoons, howler monkeys, gladiator tree frog and brown basilisk lizards were also part of the visual menu. A beautiful white sand beach waited for us at the end of our walks with warm and refreshing water.
We heaved the anchor at around 1 pm, ready to head south for our next destination: Corcovado National Park and the Osa Peninsula. We can only hope that the rest of the trip will be as full as the first day, but we know it will be.
