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jerdun | profile | all galleries >> Diving >> Costa Rica Dec'98 >> Drake Bay tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Drake Bay

Just getting to Drake Bay wilderness area can be an adventure all it's own. First, get yourself to San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica. Then, charter with an air taxi service over the mountains via GPS (almost due south) into Drake Bay Aeropuerto Internationale. Often, divers will pack everything into a single wheelpack, and if the load limits of the plane aren't that of FedEx, some gear arrives the next day. This puts you within range of a dilapidated blue jeep to take you via dirt road and a couple of high water crossings through 3-4 miles of rain forest to a small stream flowing toward the Pacific ocean. Load everything onto a small boat surrounded by swamp reeds and make your way toward the Pacific, where you then offload the small boat, pack over a small hill and down toward a beach area. Here, a larger boat comes ashore between some rather large ocean waves crashing over offshore volcanic boulders, load gear and cross Drake Bay to a small boat dock and lodge area. You don't get there accidently.
Patrick waiting
Patrick waiting		 Ed with plane
Ed with plane		 cockpit
cockpit		 Pacific shoreline
Pacific shoreline
on the tarmac
on the tarmac		 blue jeep
blue jeep		 loading river boat
loading river boat		 boat off shore
boat off shore
Drake Bay cove
Drake Bay cove		 boat dock
boat dock		 Herb in office
Herb in office		 monkey in bush
monkey in bush
Ed with monkey
Ed with monkey		 bar area
bar area		 bar area
bar area		 trinkets
trinkets
bartenders
bartenders		 boat dock
boat dock		 family dancing
family dancing		 couple
couple
Doug
Doug		 boats at rest
boats at rest		 Drake Bay grounds
Drake Bay grounds		 NYE party
NYE party
Drake Bay at night
Drake Bay at night		 Drake Bay morning
Drake Bay morning		 Ed & Jose
Ed & Jose		 Ed, Linda & Patrick
Ed, Linda & Patrick
Linda gets fresh doo
Linda gets fresh doo		 Linda
Linda		 Linda & Jer with tuna
Linda & Jer with tuna		 Kent and partner
Kent and partner
Marleny
Marleny		 ocean kayaks
ocean kayaks		 cabin
cabin		 Patrick & cigar
Patrick & cigar

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