Saturday February 19 2011
We had fog again this morning but it was gone before noon and I was able to change into shorts and a tee top.
Friday we went to AGUADA TOVARA, on the jungle boat trip with Val and Ray. We saw a lot of wildlife, from cormorants and herons to turtles and crocodiles. This is the third time we have taken this trip and the first time we saw a boa constrictor. It was curled up in a tree. We would have not seen it if not for the boatman. We have been told that sometimes they are seen hanging from a limb.
The boat wanders through this mangrove jungle to the head water of the Rio Tovara where there is a deep clear pool of cool water. The pool is deep enough for swimming. They have a rope swing to use. They have a café; you can set at the water’s edge and watch a large school of what we call catfish. We had lunch. I don’t think we would eat there again.
The boat trip was 440 pesos for all we shared the cost so we paid 220 for the boat. Lunch was 140 pesos. The exchange rate is 12 pesos per dollar. Larry’s budget is 300 pesos a day, most of the time he stays below that so now and then we can spend a little more.
We didn’t go to the crocodile breeding station. They breed crocodiles so they can raise the baby’s and released in an area that the crocodiles are disappearing from. The crocodiles and turtles are protected here but there are poachers.
Friday night a band started playing just a half a block away. There were about 15 members of the band. While I know the people loved it, it sounded like they were playing the same thing over and over. Our biggest worry when this happens is that they are going to play until 4 in the morning, but they stopped around 11PM.
Today turned out to be a stay at home day. We didn’t even make it to the Saturday Market. It was a warmer day. We enjoyed the sun as much as we could in our patio.
We had fog again this morning but it was gone before noon and I was able to change into shorts and a tee top.
Friday we went to AGUADA TOVARA, on the jungle boat trip with Val and Ray. We saw a lot of wildlife, from cormorants and herons to turtles and crocodiles. This is the third time we have taken this trip and the first time we saw a boa constrictor. It was curled up in a tree. We would have not seen it if not for the boatman. We have been told that sometimes they are seen hanging from a limb.
The boat wanders through this mangrove jungle to the head water of the Rio Tovara where there is a deep clear pool of cool water. The pool is deep enough for swimming. They have a rope swing to use. They have a café; you can set at the water’s edge and watch a large school of what we call catfish. We had lunch. I don’t think we would eat there again.
The boat trip was 440 pesos for all we shared the cost so we paid 220 for the boat. Lunch was 140 pesos. The exchange rate is 12 pesos per dollar. Larry’s budget is 300 pesos a day, most of the time he stays below that so now and then we can spend a little more.
We didn’t go to the crocodile breeding station. They breed crocodiles so they can raise the baby’s and released in an area that the crocodiles are disappearing from. The crocodiles and turtles are protected here but there are poachers.
Friday night a band started playing just a half a block away. There were about 15 members of the band. While I know the people loved it, it sounded like they were playing the same thing over and over. Our biggest worry when this happens is that they are going to play until 4 in the morning, but they stopped around 11PM.
Today turned out to be a stay at home day. We didn’t even make it to the Saturday Market. It was a warmer day. We enjoyed the sun as much as we could in our patio.
posted by Kathy @ 10:17 AM
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