"Saturday night. On our way to Cocos Island, anticipated arrival 6:30 a.m.
"We were cruising into the Golfo Dulce (Sweet Gulf) when I got up this morning. It does look like some valley lost in time! Described in one guidebook as a 'tropical fjiord,' it does look rather like one. A long, narrow bay, about 20 miles wide, with fairly steep and high mountains rising on all sides. But rather than being covered by glaciers, the mountain sides are covered with dense tropical rain forest. A 'baby gulf,' hence 'Golfito,' extends off to one side. We dropped anchor about 8:30 to await the local port captain to clear us into Costa Rica. Our anchoring spot was not quite into the little town of Golfito, but we were surrounded on both sides by dense, unbroken rain forest with misty clouds over the mountains. Beautiful! Looks really primeval. I'll be anxiously awaiting our return here on Tuesday to learn more. Although the rain forest is there, getting access to it (i.e., no roads, no trails) may be challenging.
"We lifted anchor by 11:00 and have been traveling faster than usual to make to Cocos (300 miles) by early morning. A beautiful day of clouds and sun. Rained hard last night (just steady rain, no lightening or thunder), and I expect we'll see more. But not today.
"Tomorrow should be a strenuous day of snorkeling (with hammerhead sharks!), hiking, birding, and who knows what. Lots of sunscreen and insect repellent and hope it doesn't rain, or at least not a downpour. I'll try to get a report out tomorrow evening...."
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