Day 15 Return to San Jose

Today was our last full day in Costa Rica!  We needed to have bags outside our doors at 6:20 AM and board the bus by 7:45 AM.

We needed to catch a 9 AM ferry this morning across the Gulf of Nicoya.  This was a wonderful way to experience Costa Rica - to see it from the water!

Isla Cocos after our 80 minute ferry crossing.

We drove another 90 minutes on the road. 

Crossing over this river our guide told us to look into the river to spot the many crocodiles!  The look like logs in the water just beyond the railing. 

We travelled by boat on the Tarcoles River for an hour to spot some crocodiles close up!  The company name was called Jingle Crocodile Safari. 

We were lucky enough to have front seats in the boat. 

This was a female crocodile. Only 1 % of eggs make it to be a mature crocodile!

This was a brown basilisk on the river bank. 

This little bird is the prettiest bird in Costa Rica!  It is a motmot. 

When we returned to San Jose we checked into a Sheraton Four Points Hotel. Our guide Laura made a 15 minute video of photos and videos from our week in Costa Rica. It was great. 

We had our final farewell dinner tonight and said goodbye to our many new friends. 

We will catch the 10:15 AM shuttle to the airport tomorrow to fly to Houston.   It has been a wonderful week of touring Costa Rica!