From La Fortuna, across Lake Arenal and onwards to our next adventure action adrenalin town of Monteverde.

Being served a Costa Rican's Café Tradicional style coffee was something special at lunch.

On the Night Tour Wildlife Refuge saw lizards, walking stick, spiders, moths, crickets, snake, 2 toe sloth, bat, and a grey fox and its mate - a skunk.
 
However the three highlights were:

A keel-billed Toucan sitting high up in the tree. This picture was taken by Roy with my i phone through his powerful scope. Marvellous mobile phone technology now.

The tarantula was still in its hole but did walk back in after we all had a chance to see and take photos of it. We had to be very quiet approaching its hole as any vibration would scare it off.

However the grand highlight was seeing a Spectacled Owl with its Brown Jay catch. Our guide heard a sound a few metres from where we were and on investigation saw the owl sitting high up in the tree with its catch still in its feet. The guides do radio each other with news of significance and soon it was like Grand Central Station. Several guides told their groups that this would be the highlight of their night’s walk. I overheard them saying that it is a rare sight for them as well to see this owl let alone with a kill. Yes, they were really excited. Again the photo within the circle was taken through Roy’s scope. My own photos are not as clear nor good but still gives an idea of the scene that we were fortunate to have witnessed.

The toucan that we had just seen apparently flew away with all the commotion around him / her.