and beach:
However we have also managed a kayaking trip through the mangroves, a 6 hour birdwatching trip around the edges of the Corcovado National Park and a day's hiking trip to Cape Matapalo.
We found a great local guide - Randy - who was very knowledgeable and exceedingly personable - which may account for his somewhat complicated personal life. A wife and an 8 yr old daughter, girlfriend and 5 yr old son, and a new girlfriend who he has just started going out with. In addition he has an elder daughter who lives a few hours away and two other girls who live with his wife and daughter but are not his! No wonder he seemed a little distracted at times - guess he is aptly named.
In addition to the Scarlet Macaws, we have already recorded more than 70 different bird species including at least a dozen which we had not seen on our last visit. On our Matapalo trip today we also managed to see all 4 native monkey species - Howler, Squirrel, Spider and Capucin - within the space of on hour.
The spider monkeys didn't seem too pleased to see us but luckily when they started throwing shit, they only hit the spotting scope - which was easily cleaned. I made sure I had my hat on for the rest of the trek.
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