Five o’ clock, the rooster crows and I jump out of my bed. In record time I arrive Cloudbridge: only thirty minutes from San Gerardo!
And Kiki beams alomst like the sun ?
Today’s topic: Cloudbridge, third third!
After arriving Cloudbridge I slip into the forest.
I enjoy the silence – until suddenly a noise, a loud rustling of leaves, interrupts the idyll. Numbed I stand still. What is it? Or better question: WHO?
Maybe monkeys? THAT would be cool!
Or maybe wild boars? Less cool!
Or… – thinking of this and my heart stops beating – …a panther hunting?
My heart has started beating again. But now very, very fast. What should I do?
I wait. But the noise gets louder. Withdrawal? No!
I take my camera and very, very quiet I go towards the noise. In case I have to leave this world I want you to know why/who/how!
Phew, my heart is beating! And then my camera makes Click, as the noise maker is standing infront of me… It’s the most dangerous species on earth – and has a chainsaw in it’s hands!
Have you ever watched the movie ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre‘ ???!!!
“Hola…” I say and carefully I raise my hand. For greeting!
“Hola,” he gives me a nod with his chainsaw. But he seems to be here in a peaceful mission.
Interesting that I couldn’t hear the engine noise, only the rustling. But maybe the engine has the same noise like the nearby river.
Howsoever, very relieved I walk deeper into the forest.
And here too it is just beautiful! And even dry as there was no rain yesterday! But still, I am happy to hike with my hiking boots and not wearing sneakers.
Suddenly wham-bam! Above me is a riot! Starteled I look upwards and: there are capuchin monkeys! But they were even more starteled than me and disappeared in seconds.
But I have to sing a German folksong:
‘Das Wandern ist des Kiki’s Lust, das Wa-ha-ndern…‘
That means: ‘Hiking is Kiki’s passion, Hi-hi-king…’
And maybe, only maybe, I exercise sekretly to overcome the Mt. Chirripó before I leave…
- Hiking in San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica: Cloudbridge. Part 1.
- Hiking in San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica: Cloudbridge. Part 2.