water hyacinth early morning boattrip turtles and kayman end of the rainy season public bus stopover Ilse on the back of her wild horse beach view beach coast village ferry back to San Jose strelitia Ilse coffee plantation workers view from a bridge white faced monkey Caribean sea Ilse water springs and volcano Arenal volcano seen from town village road ara macao ara macao Sierpe river seen from top of Mike´s place Robert and Gorge, our guide leaving Mike Stiles and his lodge Marino Ballena N.P. Marino Ballena N.P view of volcano´s crater view of volcano´s crater Aloe Vera local home rainforest rainforest tortuga, turtle Ilse Pineapple whitefaced monkey sunrise at Manati lodge trail to Sierpe river river view Drake Bay ara macao, Drake Bay area local forest home kitchen viewpoint eagle sunset tarantula local home bridge road tree vegetation beach Dominicalito parrot bad weather on Sierpe river clouds over the rainforest Ilse Mike Stiles' lodge ara macao Robert and Monique pit viper sunrise