Eco-tour in Costa Rica

When we arrived in Costa Rica, the ship docked practically on the beach.
While Shari and Stuart partook of a zip-line adventure, Susie and I opted for an eco-tour through the forest canopy via an aerial tramway. The tramway was a sort of slow-moving ski-lift, except that there were eight-passenger gondolas instead of chairs, and there certainly wasn't any snow.

The tramway took us through a transition of eco-systems, so we got to see a variety of forest plant life. Throughout the forest and the botanical garden at the tramway's base, bromeliads flourished. Here's one, high up in a tree as we passed by.

The botanical garden had some spectacular tropical plants, including varieties of ginger. Here are a couple of the blossoms we saw.














We saw a variety of wildlife, both in at the park and along the way. We got to see army ants marching along. We also got to see another white-faced monkey, up in one of the trees.
In another tree, outside the park, perched a scarlet macaw, which later flew away, showing all of its spectacular plumage.
The grounds of the park hosted numerous iguanas. We did not have "chicken of the trees" for lunch, but rather a really nice lunch at the park featuring native dishes with, presumably real, chicken.
On the way back to the ship, we crossed a river where, on the bank, several crocodiles were hanging out. Here are two of them.