March 31, Friday - At breakfast we were again entertained by the monkeys and the coati, which penetrated the netting but caused no trouble other than knocking over a trash bin. (He had the air of a hopeful puppy.)
We rode about 20 minutes to Carara National Park, for an easy walk through the dry, rainforest. We sighted several more new birds, including a pair of shrikes (the male had striking black and white dappled markings) and a solitary white bat (I know, not a bird). We also saw one of the basilisk lizards scoot over the water, a very dramatic effect.
Brown Basilisk
Erick
Coordination between Erick and Reimer; Betsy looking for birds
We went back to hotel for final packing, lunch, and loading of the bus for our ride back to San Jose. We stopped at a souvenir shop partway back and arrived at the Wyndham Hotel, about 3 miles from the airport, about 3:30 pm. We had time for a swim in the big hotel pool before the final gathering of the tour group.
We met for drinks and a final group debrief. Everyone was pleased with the activities for the tour, thought that Erick and Reimer did an outstanding job and maintained their sense of humor with the group, that the bird sightings was extra special, and that we as a group melded together well. Betsy organized the acquisition of everyone's e-mail addresses which should allow us to share photos, stories and to remain in contact. Erick’s wife joined us at the close of the dinner as did Reimer’s girlfriend. We enjoyed a last meal with wine. We had a serenade from 3 guitarists who played traditional Latin music. The group enjoyed it immensely and almost got up to dance. We hugged and said our goodbyes before retiring to pack and prep for early departures tomorrow.
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