August 16th, 2011: On the road to Drake Bay and Corcovado National Park

That day we took off at noon for the 1,5h trip to Sierpe where we switched from the car to a boat taxi to Drake Bay. Another heavy tropical rain shower while on the boat, we got soaking wet and I am happy I was able to "save" my camera", which I really could have avoided if I had taken some raincoat and plastic bag out of my backpack beforehand, but hey, you never really stop learning. Upon arrival 90 mins later we, however, quickly found accomodation at a place in Drake Bay, which is run by the very nice and friendly family Manolo. That's thanks to a belgian family we met on the boat and who were booked into that place so we even got a car ride to the cabinas which on foot would have been a pain with all the luggage we have. All we did that evening was to book a tour to Corcovado, have dinner at the restaurant and then relax in the hammocks they have put up for the guests. I fell asleep to the amazingly beautiful sounds of the nearby primary rainforest.