Monday, 2/17/14
Today was a wildlife safari at Bahia Drake. Bahía Drake (Drakes Bay) is a small bayon the north side of the Osa Peninsula on the southwestern coast. This bay is believed to be a port used by Sir Francis Drake in the 16th century and the location of one of the British pirate's fabled hidden treasures.
The main town of Bahía Drake is Agujitas and has a population of about 1,000 residents. The bay is not on the beaten track and can only be reached by highway during the dry season. There are miles and miles of beautiful coastline with rocky crags and sandy coves that extend from Agujitas, where the village of Bahía Drake is located southward toward the boundary of Corcovado National Park about 12 miles to the south. Along this stretch of beach are located some of the most remote and spectacular ecolodges in Costa Rica (it reminded us of Gilligans Island).
We arrived this afternoon back at the ship and sailed out to Sailaway music- Conquest of Paradise.
Photos compliments of Tom Blose.
The turtle in the picture was rescued from entanglement in fishing hooks and monofilament by the guides in one of the boats
Sails going up
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