Caribbean coast

After very little sleep due to excitement and anticipation, and a breakfast of decent coffee, scrambled eggs and plantain we started on the 200km road trip to Limón Province and the Caribbean coast, past thick cloud forest, banana plantations and fields of pineapples.The blip is the volcanic beach across the road from a delightful hotel in Cahuita where we lunched on beans and rice with guacamole and deep fried plantain.
In between lunch and dinner we had our first walk, (this is a Ramblers Holiday, who thus far are streets ahead of their main competitor, in my opinion), and a second sloth sighting. The first was spotted by Fred the driver earlier in the day. This one was making its way along the telegraph pole with some considerable despatch - the extra. Thrilling.
As it was getting dark we watched an agouti scrabbling in a yard, a strange looking creature a bit like a large squirrel minus the tail, it is the largest rodent in Central America.
A swim in the hotel pool followed by an excellent dinner with great company. Deliciously weird lurid blue ice cream with Oreo bits and pink sprinkles.
The hotel is exactly the opposite of the Radisson in San Jose, cold water wash basins, chirruping wildlife, strong WiFi, and instructions not to leave anything on the floor especially shoes. It’s delightful.