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Published: August 7th 2007
Immaculate Scenery
Caño Negro, in all its glory.Food Poisoning and Rivers Running Brown
Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » La Fortuna By TicoTime
May 26th 2007
Immaculate Scenery
Caño Negro, in all its glory.Recall how we gushed about the best meal we´d had in the Teatro Nacional, in San José? Well we´ve been gushing for days, and paying for it aplenty. The entire time in the Caribbean side and our journey back to La Fortuna was fraught with headaches (of the loco local type and other of the melon kind) and stomach pains and let´s not forget, diarreha. Jenny got the worst of it. That´s because it was in her avocado chicken salad, full of sprouts and broccoli, and I just cleaned up her leftovers.
So the first morning we were here (after suffering with it three nights in Cahuita, one more in San José and then another here), a trip to the public clinic was necessary. After waiting around for a couple hours in the heat and amidst crying babies, we decided that a trip to the private clinic two blocks away was a better idea. Indeed it was, as there was no wait, plus the cost was virtually nil (US $30 for
Chicken of the Tree
They taste just like chicken, seriously; no wonder they´re called chicken of the tree. the doctor, and US $27 for the prescription). When I went to fill the prescription I couldn´t believe she handed the original back to me... curious practice, that one.
Chicken of the Tree
They taste just like chicken, seriously; no wonder they´re called chicken of the tree.Two days later, Jenny´s feeling much better, and I´m back to tip top health (though I abstained from the evil pharmaceuticals).
Today we went on a tour to Caño Negro (US $45/per person) and it was certainly one of our best tours so far. We saw all sorts of critters and birds. Spectacled caimans, turtles, iguanas, howler and capuchin monkeys, and cattle for the ones with legs and no wings. Among the avian variety, we saw many types, among which too numerous to remember or name here: the naeotropical cormorant, black-bellied tree duck, snake fisher, king fisher, Nicaraguan grackle, black vultures, blue pelican, white herons and many more.
There was an included lunch, where the hosts obliged Jenny´s doctors orders (no brocolli, cauliflower, lettuce, mango, piña, banana or grease) by serving plain rice, potatoes, coleslaw she didn´t eat and then her request for a vegetarian meal... so no iguana. Yes, iguana. I
Snake Fisher
This is how he dries off after going for a dip. ate iguana, and it tastes like tangy chicken.
We are so glad that we came back to Fortuna, as the people we run into (Calgarians, oddly enough) are so mellow and there are very few instances of being hassled for taxis or places to stay.
Snake Fisher
This is how he dries off after going for a dip.And nobody stares at you because you´re not a local... how refreshing.
Even the souvenir shopping here has been great, only two people remain (one of whom gets from duty free...) and that´ll be a cinch.
Tomorrow, we try for Catarata La Fortuna since we missed it after being forced down from Cerro Chato due to torrential rain last time. Then we´ll do up the hotsprings as a magnificient cap to our experiences in this country.
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Leanne
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Wow!!
Hi Guys! It sounds like you are having such an amazing trip! I can't believe you ate iguana Dustin, ew! That just sounds wrong. It's really cool reading your blogs, besides the food poisoning it sure sounds wonderful. I'm pretty jealous. The pictures are great to see too, I loved the monkeys from a while back. :) Leanne