The rain stopped! A beautiful sunny day awaited us.
Our cabana at Borenquin.
Collected at 10 am to journey to Arenal. What we hadn't been able to see because of torrential rain, was that Borenquin was high up in the mountains and that we had climbed an escarpment to get there. Beautiful countryside, with Borenquin being part of a very large hacienda, set in the forest amid a steaming river.
The trip to Arenal, took us once again, on the Pan American highway. Sunny and clear all the way! We arrived near the shore of Arenal Lake, a man made lake for irrigation, to see Arenal Volcano very clearly in the distance. Arenal is only seen clearly on 77 of 365 days, and we lucked one of those days, in the rainy season!
Lost Iguana Lodge is beautiful and our room is a luxury suite! Wow!
This is the view from our room. We have our own verandah with spa bath and an outside shower as part of the bathroom. Probably the most beautifully appointed room we have ever stayed in!
It has a fully functional kitchen.
We just sat on our verandah for ages admiring the view.
After misreading our itinerary, we were called by reception to say that our transportation was ready and waiting for us. Fortunately we had been up since four am and were dressed and ready for the day. So quickly grabbed the binoculars, camera, sunscreen and deet.
Very embarrassing to be late for the guides, who are always on time. Anyway it turned out that a tour had been organised for us to visit Cano Negro, a wildlife reserve some hour away from the Arenal Area.
Three Toed Sloth, a female spotted in a tree along the way.
A boat trip with some very mosquito infested walking allowed us to see a great diversity of bird and animal life. The boat took us down to the Nicaraguan border and long the Rio Frio (Cold River).
Male iguana.
Caiman enjoying the sun.
Shoe-Billed Heron.
Howler Monkey.
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