After a lengthy but uneventful bus ride, Alec and I found ourselves in the sleepy town of Puerto Jimenez. Port Jim is the connection point for the Parque Nacional de Corcovado, a large, mostly untouched tract of rainforest. We decided to spend the night in town, then head into the forest for some camping the next two nights.
We found ourselves a cheap hostel for the night (they will also watch our bags while we camp in the park), and we bought some food stuffs and other supplies for the trek. Satisfied that we had taken care of the important stuff, we used the remaining daylight (it starts getting dark around 5:30 around here) to walk over to Crocodile Bay, a nearby site where you can see wild crocs up close.
And so we did. Not huge 20 footers or anything, but even a 6 foot croc can scare the piss out of you from 3 feet away.
At night, we hung around around town with a very nice Scottish couple. It’s important to make your own fun in as
quiet a town as Puerto Jimenez.