Angela Hotel Bocas Del Toro Bocas Town

... our way down an uninhabited stretch of beach to a grove of coconut trees leaning out over the crystal clear water. Our hammocks were soon stretched between trees looking out over the water. We were also quick to feast on some of the coconuts.

A short walk around the bend led us to a smaller isolated beach with waters filled with 6-12" starfish. With the clear water, we could see dozens of them on the white sand ...

... we *re eco tr*vellers *fter *ll! Then we were on the bo*t *g*in he*ding for Red Frog Be*ch. The be*ch w*s lovely *nd pe*ceful with some me*n w*ves for surfing, Al h*d * dip *nd I re*d my book, bliss for two hours. We *lso h*d some time to eyeb*ll the sn*zy collection of bo*ts th*t were docked *t the pier... some pretty big money tied up on th*t dock! Nice cruisers with full st*ff *nd c*tering *nd *wesome c*t*m*r*ns built for speed. Al *nd I drooled * little *nd ...

... changed my opinion about them drastically. The municipality of Bocas del Toro illegally dumps its trash into the water near some of its most famous beaches. Also, there have been growing reports from surfers that the water "smells funny" or "stings like acid". I did notice that the water at one beach did taste a bit funny but brushed it off as "different salt content". So much for trying to be smart with myself. In addition to dumping its trash near its ...

... the area. It is pretty out, just overcast. It would be nice to see a tropical rain, I would like to discover the frogs and bugs the rain awakens. It was just then that I realized I thought too soon, the clouds opened up and it began to rain lightly. It wasn't very long and the clouds appeared like giant cotton balls that drifted away, the sun re-appeared and the air became very hot and humid. Still no hummingbirds. Upon the sun's return, we ...

... hectic compared to other destinations. We're a few miles north of that, but its a 25 minute, $15 cab ride to get there, and a 4WD is required if you're attempting to get there. So we're on the hustle and bustle island, but well away from it all. La Coralina is run by a Minnesotan gal who is constantly busy running her hotel. Busy in a good way...she's always making sure ...

... called moondance and stayed up until about 8 am celebrating 2009. i finished up the turtle project january 15th and it was a really great experience, when i left weŽd had only 3 distinct leatherbacks but had 6 nests in the hatchery (now i think there was another new leatherback and there are 13 nests in the hatchery and the babies are due to start hatching tomorrow!!) my boyfriend, chris, came down to costa rica january 16 and met up with me and i got to ...

... we all set off to the Island of Bastimentos. When we got to island Joey was really excited about the island. He said that he had hoped to find somewhere like that, and that it was more his speed. He talked of moving over to Bastimentos and spending time there. It's a fairly small island, with no cars. Only one paved walkway that runs through the town. It was a really pretty, thirty minute walk to the beach. We were all talking about how pretty the island was, and ...

... hell"...we had to try. And guess what? It was one of the best experiences we have ever had... We joined a tour boat (Jampan $25 tour 2) which would take us to: - Dolphin bay - Islas Zapatilla - Cayo Crawl - Hospital Point It was only 3 of us on the boat which made it better and faster. The other person was a retired USA expat living in Costa Rica who incidentally had a wealth of experience in scuba diving and ...