Welcome to Costa Rica where our ship is moored in Puntarenas! A city of almost 100,000 inhabitants, it is the capital of the province of the same name, which hugs most of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.

Our tour today was taking an eco-trek through the very lush San Luis Park and cloud forest! First stop, the butterfly greenhouse, where these magnificent cornflower blue butterflies were flying around. You had to be really careful where you walked as they loved to rest on the warm wooden floors!

Then onto the Hummingbird Garden, where, if you really search the picture above really carefully, you’ll see a tiny green Hummingbird sitting on a branch in the centre of the photograph.

Mike and I pictured above on to the first of four suspended bridges, swinging some 130 feet above the ground and offering amazing views of the cloud forest. It was a really neat tour and our tour guide was so enthusiastic and passionate about his subject that it added to our enjoyment!