Sunday 3 November 2024

Costa Rica 1992; A Botanical Paradise


      We started our second day at Manuel Antonio Park with a tasty breakfast of rice and beans, before we began trekking through the jungle.  It was a hike unlike I anything I had ever experienced.  It was akin to being in a botanical garden and a zoo, both at the same time.  The the trees totally filled the canopy, making the trail through the jungle was very dark.  It was a bit frustrating trying to take a photo because the light level was so low.  

    I took the photo below of the scariest looking tree I had ever seen.  Its whole trunk was surrounded by very long, serious-looking thorns.  I guess the tree didn’t want anything to climb it, and a suspect nothing did.  As I said, it was very dark in the thick jungle and getting a good photo was difficult.  

    The photo at the very bottom of the page shows an intrepid explorer,  pondering the jungle, before entering a trail.

    



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