Day 2--Carara National Park

We went to the Carara National Park today. It was fantastic! We had a great tour guide that pointed out all of the wildlife. We saw a howler monkey, white ghosts bats, scarlet macaws, a 2-toed sloth, white-face monkeys, iguanas, toucans, leaf-cutting ants, white lined bats, and a crocodile! Most of those we would not have seen without the guide. We watched the white-face monkeys for a long time while they just played in the tree tops. They were very close to us. A lot of the animals we could really only see with the guide's telescope that he would use when he found the various animals. He then took our phones and was able to take a picture through the lens.
After our 3 hour hike, it was time for lunch. We went to a restaurant with a fabulous view. The food was also delicious. Then we drove to a bridge where all the crocodiles hang out. We just looked from above. There were about 40 crocodiles--some were huge. Then it was back to the resort to relax by the pool. Luckily, the daily afternoon rain shower didn't occur.
We went to downtown Jaco, and enjoyed a nice dinner and stroll. Then it was back to the resort to watch US play Costa Rica in soccer for the Gold Cup.

Our view for lunch!

A white faced monkey