Nidia Lodge
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Living in the clouds
Hola Amigos! Yes, we've made it to Monteverde! The region where we're living in the clouds. We're staying at this charming lodge called Nidia's Lodge. Just up the road, we ran into a ice cream parlor and had lunch there. As we looked out, the clouds started to roll in. Yes, did I mention we're in the clouds! Tomorrow it looks like we are going to …
Jungle Cruise
... on a branch. We were told that it was trying to recharge itself. The Giant Green Iguana is also known as the Green Chicken because it is supposed to taste like chicken. As we moved along the waterways we noticed a flock of Black Vultures flying above. We learned that these vultures not only wait for animals to be killed, but will also kill small birds. Next we came across a tree with Pacquita fruit - looks similar to a large cocoa ...
Day 6
... a rocky boat to see a man risk his life to feed the crocodiles. I was terrifed for him! But of course i couldnīt look away and got the whole experience on camera.Then we got back on the bus for another 2 hour ride but i couldnīt complain becuase the hotel we pulled up in was beautiful! It was all open and the light breeze would travel through and the ocean was right by the dining room and you ...
Asociación Salvemos las Tortugas de Parismina
... and if they did what stage they stopped developing. It was very interesting although not very pleasant as often there would be maggots and some very unpleasant smells! When you dig down and all of a sudden a live one appears out of the walls it’s an amazing feeling. In one of the nests we exhumed we found 23 live babies that we then released into the ocean. AWESOME!
We were lucky enough to watch a few nests hatch as well. One of which ...
Lake Arenal, cloud forest, night jungle, Pisco
... frigging HURT - poor Carol was getting chomped, and the air was a pretty shade of blue because of it. At least the bugs everywhere else had the common decency to mask the pain of the bite with a numbing agent before chowing down.
The rainstorm early on the hike made the return trip from the lookout point a bit slower since there were giant mud puddles everywhere, and I was definitely hitting my trekking limit for the day, so we cut back a shorter distance to the ...
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