We had to leave our bags on the bus except for one carry-on and rode in this boat for 2 hours along the Rio Tortuguero from Banamola to Tortuguero National Park. We stayed two nights at the Laguna Lodge. Rainfall for the area is 190 inches, but well worth the possibility of seeing 300 species of birds, my joy. My sony became humidity logged and had to dry out in dryer climate.