I know the reason for renting a four-wheel drive is this leg of the adventure. I was hoping the little Suzuki would be up to the task when I reserved the car. At certain times of the year the streams that you have to cross can be above the level of the bottom of the door. The place that is our next destination is on the Osa Peninsula. Much of this peninsula is designated as a national park called Corcovado. It is wild and remote. Most of the park is inaccessible except to the wildlife. It is known to contain some amazing creatures that are seldom seen; including jaguars, pumas, and tapirs, and lots of others that are not so shy. It is a bird-lovers paradise. We hope to see as much as we can in our five day stay in an ecolodge called Luna Lodge. The place comes highly recommended by our travel consultant and friend Irene from Greenloons.com. She has recommended some lovely places that have been certified eco-friendly and sustainable to us in the past. I don’t know where we are going, but I trust that google has the right directions and the journey (the second leg of our trip from point A to point B) to the lodge will take about 5 hours; the last two will be a bumpy gravel road from Puerto Jimenez to Carate, where the road ends and the drive up the riverbed begins. The picture above was taken near the bottom of the Osa Peninsula, just past Puerta Jimenez, looking towards Gulfo Dulce.
a gentle imperative with a simple goal
