El Socorro

After a poor sleep of under 6 hours for both Anthony and I, I got up and showered at 5:45am. Our hosts are incredible and woke up early to have breakfast ( which is included every day) ready for the guests that have the early morning tours. They had fresh papaya juice, papya and watermelon with eggs and/ or pancakes. We got on the road with a full stomach and ready for another adventure. The guided day tours are at 7:30 am or 1pm. The best time we were told is the morning so we reserved that time. Our guide, Mario, was very friendly and found some special wildlife for us. We saw 3 Quetzal birds which are considered the King of the Forest. The males have a beautiful red breast and aqua and green feathers with a cool crest on its head and yellow beak. They eat small avocados specifically grown in this forest region, fruit, small frogs, insects and berries. We saw a Kawati and a big agouti rodent. We were lucky to see two very small hummingbird nests and one had the babies in it and we lucked out as the momma came back to feed them. We saw another type of hummingbird from afar that nests on the sides of the creeks. It has the longest beak of the hummingbirds. At the end of the hike we saw two more types of birds and some howler monkeys and a huge gathering of army ants that we had to get through quickly or they climb onto you and can bite as we found out with just one bite each, luckily😬 The reserve has a hummingbird gallery where they feed the hummingbirds so visitors can see the many different varieties of hummingbirds in the forest environment. Their colors are spectacular. Again, these guides are amazing to spot these animals. Sometimes they know where things are from the day before or if some habituate to an area, or they just share information and make the best experience for all guests. Anthony was the driver today and got to experience these rough, hilly roads. We stopped at a viewpoint looking to the Pacific ocean (also for sunset viewing) on the way back to the Ecolodge. We had a short siesta, used up some of our food, fruit and beer for lunch and now just enjoying our last afternoon and evening here. We love listening to the winds moving the trees as we are so high up and the sounds are amazing.Read more