Tortuga Lodge Tortuguero

... be used to get people up. However, it was a little to six, when we conjourned at the dock, in the pouring rain. It was raining like crazy and did not look much forward to spending two hours in an open boat. So the trip was postponed for two hours, giving us time to linger around and have breakfast first. <br><br>It was actually clearing up by 8 AM, and all equipped with either our own rain ponchos or those you could borrow for free from the hotel, we started ...

... br><br>Vor zwei Wochen h*be ich jedenf*ll noch ged*cht, j*j* einwenig Schildkröten retten und in den Hängem*tte b*umeln, von wegen: von mehr *ls vier Stunden Schl*f pro N*cht konnte m*n nur träumen, ziemlich h*rte Arbeit w*rs. Jedenf*lls h*b ich jetzt sicher kein einziges Gr*mm Fett mehr *n mir, nur noch Knochen und g***nz viele Muskeln. Ihr müsst jetzt nicht denken, es wäre extrem schlimm gewesen, es w*s ungl*ublich toll, *ber eben ...

... for about 10 minutes and then sat down while our guide explained to us (in spanish) about the turtles.  I tried to listen but he was whispering and talking fast so none of us could understand much and it was sooo hot (no wind at all) and we were exhausted.  We were glad to be walking to the beach finally and after about 10 minutes of walking, we waited another 10before our guide was told that there is a turtle nearby.  We had to walk about 1/2 kilometer (in the ...

... the most common trees are the Hawk Trees named because the seed pods resemble hawks in flight, they grow uninhibited along the banks of the river. Many species of trees found in Tortuguero form large buttressed root systems to support their massive height and weight in the shallow, tropical soil. We took a small tributary known as the Palm Canal and were amazed to see the water turn black caused by the tannin in it. It was like travelling through ink. Allan also took ...

... the hostel and one night they put up a big bonfire, where all the people gathered around and breathing in the warm atmosphere of the night, guitars playing and peoples chatting. It was a place, you could leave everything else behind, because it wouldn't have mattered. When we wanted to move on north ways towards Tortuguero, town of the turtles, we soon found out that we had to be creative to do so, due to a strike that blocked a bridge on the way and let no cars nor busses pass by ...

... so had the river on one side and the raging sea on the other. It was very cute and small with only really one street with 2 mini super markets, 3 tourist shops, a few restaurants, a police station, a nightclub and an internet cafe which I used to write my previous update. The computers were through Willis´s brothers house, opposite the kitchen where the baby was lying on the floor and the wife was cooking ...

... matter what tripe) is more important than making a valuable measured contribution. One or two have even fully admitted this trait!<br><br>2) Israelis are as tight as a duck's butt, annoying (but in a different way to Americans) and the original narco-tourists. Actually, they're great, but -only- ever as individuals. As a group they're usually pretty unwelcoming and despite sharing common languages with others, make little/no attempt... I got on with two French dudes ...

... surprise of our lives - good and proper civilization. We stopped at a mini mall type plaza that would have looked at home in any North American city... banks, a grocery store, etc... and across the street... heaven. A food mall type set up with Burger King, an ice cream place, a chicken place and a few others. We couldn't believe what we were seeing and after so many days of eating questionable food, we all rushed the ...

... trek, but the baby turtle scampered over it with surprising speed. At one point, after it had reached the sand smoothed by the receding tide, it appeared to be home free, until it hit the heel impression of a footprint running parallel to the shore. The little turtle fit entirely within the width of the heel, and struggled mightily to climb back out; for a second, it looked like it wasn't going to make it. But with its flippers spinning like toy ...