No fish, no Quetzal, but tired, tired feet

July 1st -
Today's hike included a 4-wheel drive Toyota Land Cruiser to take us up to 8500 feet, where we walked some muddy, slippery trails.

 The birds were too high in the trees for me to take any decent photos of them. But it was interesting being in the highest forest on the mountain. Lots of lichens, ferns, bromeliads, and mosses growing on the trees, rocks, and anything stationary.

After lunch, we decided to go rainbow trout fishing (not catching) in the Rio Savegre. We saw some fish. They were not hungry. But a nice hike and beautiful scenery. Plus we had a little chocolate lab puppy that followed us the whole way and stayed with us while we fished. Then she followed us back to the lodge after fishing.

While I was standing outside the dining room, I found a bird eating a bug. Our guide does not know what kind of bird it is. None of the birders in our group can identify him. So he is the "unknown bird".

Since we had quite a bit of hiking done already today, we opted to not go on another hike to find the illusive Quetzal. And guess what! They saw 2 - close enough to get great photos!
But tomorrow morning, we will try again.
Then it is back to San Jose for our last full day in Costa Rica.