Toucan

... weeks on a shoe-string budget. No flights, no luxury buses, and no three meals per day nonsense. Our mission: see a stupid Toucan! They were really good at being heard but never seen in the Amazon. I just wanna see the dumb bird. Hopefully it ...

I did it.  I finally saw a stupid Toucan (about 7 to be exact).  Mission Accomplished! We had planned on leaving for Tikal yesterday afternoon on one of the regular shuttles (60Q return) but found out at about 1PM that the 2:30PM shuttle was ...

... go. In the north part of town, near the Flying Horse statue, turn east towards the bus station and follow your nose like Toucan Sam finding a box of Fruit Loops: "...it always knows..." "Fruit Loops...at last!" A trip to Shangri-la is not ...

... hours. After checking in (YES! They had a room for us) we had a quick if delicious breakfast, got acquainted with the pet toucan Simon, and then went for a well-deserved nap. That afternoon we went for a wander, had some pizza, then tucked ourselves back ...

... they set up traps that human’s get caught in – ask Joel). We also saw big lizards, small crocs and a wonderful Toucan in the treetops.  After inspecting the falls from several angles we took a boat ride into the very heart of the ...

... , strong Eagles soaring above us, bright pink Spatula-billed Flamingos, and the best part, we spotted the "Frootloops Bird", the TOUCAN!!!   That evening, we got a chance to go swimming with the dolphins, as they circled around us.  One ...

... . That made six then. Total ferocious animal sightings of the day: Howler monkey (rowdy) Tarantula (hairy) Woodpecker Toucan (amusing) Parrot Jungle Fox Jungle Squirrel (looked nasty) Jungle Raccoon Jungle Turkey (climbs trees) Jungle Wasp ...