The sun came up very quickly and the temperature started to rise, so we retreated to our balcony for coffee and to soak up the early morning atmosphere.
After breakfast George and I had a wander around the grounds to photograph some of the plants and trees whilst Clare got a final sun fix! The colours of the various leaves and flowers are really quite amazing.
We even found a basilisk lizard sitting on top of a water fountain!
All too soon it was time to check out and start our journey back to San Jose and to the hotel Bougainvillea where we started our adventure over two weeks ago!
We were dropped off in town and only had to wait a little while for our transfer vehicle to arrive and to our surprise it was Olman, our driver we had for the bulk of our trip. The guide with him was not Fabian however, but a chap called Ricardo.
The transfer was painless, although hot on the ferry back over to the mainland. We had purchased our usual supplies and had a nice lunch on deck as we sailed. We were shadowed by seagulls as we sailed , they were obviously used to being fed by the passengers, even though there were announcements not to!
As we arrived at port, there were loads of frigate birds wheeling above a fishing boat that was coming in - it looked really spectacular.
The rest of the transfer was uneventful, other than the terrible traffic in San Jose at rush hour! The traffic police were out in force trying to keep everything moving, but it was very slow. Back to the modern reality that is modern city living, but it was a bit of a shock after Montezuma!
After a quick check in and change at our hotel, we had a final meal in the hotel's restaurant, which was very good and served by a nice lady. Tomorrow we leave around 11am to get our first flight to Atlanta. So we have time for a leisurely breakfast and a stroll around the gardens before we leave.
It's been a great, varied and interesting trip. We certainly have seen a lot of the country and met some lovely people. We have seen some lovely wildlife and stayed in some wonderfully isolated and magical places. Costa Rica is blessed with some extraordinary scenery, wildlife and people and I would certainly recommend it to anyone wishing a holiday to remember and cherish.
