Joanna Biggar's Blog

Day 1

Pulling up to the dock, climbing the path to the open-air reception/dining room of Aquila de Osa Inn and being handed a tropical drink wasn’t a bad way to start. Also the open view to the bay, framed by a thicket of tropical vines, flowers, trees wasn’t bad either. Nor were the antics of the capuchin monkeys running over the roof, trying to gain entrance to the kitchen to steal bananas, nor the dances of the over-sized iguanas running up and down the trees. Then the climb to our room was the reality check. A real climb. Later I read in a tourist book that people who aren’t fit weren’t advised to stay there.  Even our pal Thanasis, who claims to be part Greek mountain goat, figured out ways to avoid unnecessary trips.