15 Dec 08 This was an "at sea" day. We actually "slept-in" until
8:15! I ate breakfast on our balcony while Mark went upstairs to the
Lido. We went to hear the "History Man;" his topic today was about the
first road and then train across the Panama Isthmus. Mark went to hear
a question and answer session with the captain and other officers, while
I went to the movie "The Bucket List." The waiters and servers in the
"La Fontaine" had a special dinner where they both entertained and
served. We went to the 8:00 dinner and ate too much (well, I did), so
now I'm writing this with too full of a belly. Tomorrow we have an
early rise as tour meets at 7:35 A.M.
16 Dec 08 Our stop today was Puntarenas, Costa Rica. All tours
were some sort of way to visit the rain forest. We chose a boat
(pontoon) ride on a river through the rain forest. It was a fun ride. We
saw only one monkey, many crocodiles, and lots of pretty birds. When we
got back, we did a little shopping. They are known for their things
made out of wood. Every beach, I had to put my feet in the water. The
ocean water here, as in all the Mexican ports was very warm (in the
80's).
Our tour guide
Costa Rica license plate
Starting point of the mangrove river tour
These are the pontoon boats that we were about to ride in.
Pontoon boat
Coconut tree
These are the roots of the mangrove tree.
Our first (of many) crocodiles.
This is probably the biggest croc that we saw. Sally took this photo (and then she hurried away).
Lots of birds
Sally doing some shopping.
This shop was right at the starting/ending point of our tour. It was
the only shop around and we saw later that compared to the prices of
the same items right at the cruise terminal, these prices were VERY
high.
Sally
Back at the harbor next to the cruise terminal, Sally and I did some shopping.
