Just after sunrise Miracle docked in the deep-water port of Limon, Costa Rica, after an overnight journey off the coast of Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. We were soon off the ship and on the wharf talking with the local tour operators. An hour later we were in a small boat whizzing along the Tortuguera canals that cut through the Costa Rican jungle and flow into the Caribbean Sea at this point. The jungle vegetation spills down to the water’s edge and is home to a myriad of plants and animals including sloths, iguanas and crocodiles. The locals call this place “Costa Rica’s Amazon”. Next stop was a large-scale banana plantation and packing plant. Then we spent a couple of hours strolling around the town of Limon and looking through the local markets before returning mid-afternoon to Miracle that was due to sail out at 4pm.
