Down to the South Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

We next hopped on a flight in a very small plane to Puerto Jimenez, a very cute small town close to Corcovado National Park. The plane ride down was nice enough, but it was a little shocking when we landed and found out we were on a gravel runway. It felt like there was something wrong with the wheels, but in fact - everythign was fine! There was only one small area where the business was conducted, which is shown here. The flight back was not as nice since we flew in the afternoon. The storm clouds always roll in during the afternoons, so with my fear of flying, I was a bit of a wreck during that flight. We were completely safe, though and I was the only one scared.


This was not the only interesting transportation that we took. Once we decided to head off to Corcovado, we decided to get on the collectivo (the bus to Corcovado). This was only a small truck with two benches in the back. The pictures are on our way back, but on our way there, it was a different story. There was only one truck for all of the cargo and passengers. We started out with 8 people, who we thought barely fit in the truck. Well, only 8 people fit very well we found out later. The truck stops anytime someone is waiting to get on and at one point we have 14 people in the back of the truck, including all of the cargo and 3 people in the front. A couple guys were hanging off the back of the truck. This would be quite a challenge because the truck goes through streams, some of which could get pretty deep. It was quite an experience! This is a very blury picture (due to the roads) of a couple of people we met on our way there and hung out with at Corcovado. There will be a very interesting story following about why Geoff is holding up a camera here.