Again another great night to sleep and awakened by the sea lions and roosters. This morning we will be moving to Isabella. First we had breakfast and did a tour of the interpretation center. I had a chance to go say goodbye to my early morning stroll buddies the sea lions and finish my souvineer shopping. Then we took taxi's to the san Critobal airport. I was sad to leave, I'd realy enjoyed my time in Puerto Bazquiero Moreno and at the Hotel Teclas, but I was excited to see what was yet to come.
We were the only group at the airport, it was closed for large planes, only open for the small planes. Our group was to travel in 2 planes to Isabella. I was with the first group in an 8 seater plane. I sat next to the pilot. What a cool experience! The take off and landing were the smoothest, I'd ever experienced.
From there we were taken to our new homes. I stayed at the Casa De Marita. Others from our group stayed 2 minute walk away at the Wooden House. We had another delicious lunch at Casa De Marita and then went by boat to Sendero de Tintoreras to see the White Tipped Reef sharks. On the way we saw spotted eagle rays and sea turtles.
Sendero de Tintoreras is an area of volcanic rock with lichen growing on it. There are hundreds of Marine Iguanas and Sally Lightfoot crabs here. In the channels between the lava are resting sharks. The iguanas look like left over dinosaurs. They climb over and lay on top of each other.
We also visted a sea lion colony. Mother and babies were sleeping under the Mangroves. The male and a few females were playing in the surf. Here we were able to sit down right beside the sea lions and they didn't mind.
The info on the website was laid out very well. I did some comparisons with other tours and found Adventure Life met a lot of what I wanted in an Antarctica trip at the cheapest price. Requested a quote on Claudia contacted me right away. She answered a lot of questions the I had via email even though she offered to discuss via phone call. I’m more of an email person so appreciated how she accommodated that and answered all my questions. And when I was ready to book, she quickly got the ball rolling with getting our spots reserved on the trip my friend and I wanted. Thanks again, Claudia!
Hazel Araza
10 hours ago
(1) great information on the website and throughout all the "materials." (2) Jane Packer is great: knowledgeable, responsive, takes a personal interest and tone, seems to care about the customer as a person not a sale.
Larry Bethune
18 hours ago
great people doing a wonderful job to make our voyages happen.
trudy
1 day ago
For our first trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Life designed a tour that meets the interests, ecological and adventure, of our party; but also takes into account our physical limitations sine we are all septuagenarian. We are looking forward to the trip.
John Zent
2 days ago
Adventure Life is my favorite travel company due to their genuine care for their customers. They make every effort to ensure a wonderful travel experience for you. Their personal touch really gives the customer a lot of confidence with their travel plans and the trip leaders are always outstanding. They are truly consistent and accountable with the great service they provide. I can't thank Adventure Life enough for the incredible trips I have enjoyed thanks to them and their attention to detail.