Wednesday, April 30 - afternoon
When we got onto the boat for our jungle cruise, the tropical rains had begun. Good thing the boat was covered! Water was a dreary blue gray. We started searching the trees for animals. Since the locals tie colorful plastic bags on tree branches to gauge the water level, I often mistook a bag for a bird. :p We actually saw a good number of wildlife - blue heron, turtle perched on a branch, iguana sleeping in the trees, bright green lizard, tiny bats that blended in with the tree bark they were on, several birds I forgot the name of, and crocodiles. But the highlight was monkeys clambering in the trees. We also saw a lot of monkeys sleeping in the trees - an unmoving ball of brown fur.
We docked and headed for lunch in an open air room. Besides the usual bean and rice, there was this yummy white squash dish. After lunch, Nancy and I went horseback riding around the nearby area. Since it was raining, we donned our ponchos - I was this gigantic yellow blob on a horse. haha! :D This was the first time I ever experienced a trotting horse. Jarring but exciting. =) I was hoping it would break into a gallop but no such luck.
Saw tiny poisonous frogs in the frog sanctuary. I didn't realize how small those frogs were because all I had seen before were the frogs on postcards. The strawberry poison dart frogs were a brilliant red-orange with indigo legs and about the size of a half-dollar coin. The black and green poison dart frog was slightly bigger.
On our way back to San Jose, we watched students walk back home in the rain. I guess they were used to such rain because no one made an attempt to use an umbrella or jacket. Their school uniforms were pretty trendy - flared pants for the girls. Quick stop at a souvenir shop where I bought a painting of a toucan. The painting was done on a course fibrous paper which gave it a bumpy texture.
When we got onto the boat for our jungle cruise, the tropical rains had begun. Good thing the boat was covered! Water was a dreary blue gray. We started searching the trees for animals. Since the locals tie colorful plastic bags on tree branches to gauge the water level, I often mistook a bag for a bird. :p We actually saw a good number of wildlife - blue heron, turtle perched on a branch, iguana sleeping in the trees, bright green lizard, tiny bats that blended in with the tree bark they were on, several birds I forgot the name of, and crocodiles. But the highlight was monkeys clambering in the trees. We also saw a lot of monkeys sleeping in the trees - an unmoving ball of brown fur.
We docked and headed for lunch in an open air room. Besides the usual bean and rice, there was this yummy white squash dish. After lunch, Nancy and I went horseback riding around the nearby area. Since it was raining, we donned our ponchos - I was this gigantic yellow blob on a horse. haha! :D This was the first time I ever experienced a trotting horse. Jarring but exciting. =) I was hoping it would break into a gallop but no such luck.
Saw tiny poisonous frogs in the frog sanctuary. I didn't realize how small those frogs were because all I had seen before were the frogs on postcards. The strawberry poison dart frogs were a brilliant red-orange with indigo legs and about the size of a half-dollar coin. The black and green poison dart frog was slightly bigger.
On our way back to San Jose, we watched students walk back home in the rain. I guess they were used to such rain because no one made an attempt to use an umbrella or jacket. Their school uniforms were pretty trendy - flared pants for the girls. Quick stop at a souvenir shop where I bought a painting of a toucan. The painting was done on a course fibrous paper which gave it a bumpy texture.
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