We left Monte Verde early to get to Port Pavona, after a few wrong turns on the lovely dirt roads (the gps is to blame, honestly) we got there in time for the ferry to Tortuguero, a lovely island on the Caribbean side, with a creole population. Really nice atmosphere . We went there mainly for the national park, and went on a canoe tour in the canals. We got to see monkeys, lots of birds and baby crocodiles.