Bugs & fishies

The night walk was quite an experience, all a bit scary at first with pitch darkness, rustling in the undergrowth and weird loud noises. We walked down to a river and waded through it, giving the mosquitoes ample biting opportunities, but saw an amazing variety of creatures: ants, spiders, lizards, frogs, toads, a venomous viper, a sleeping bird, crickets, stick insects, crayfish, tadpoles..

The guide was great and it was all very fascinating but unfortunately just too long. We were with two elderly ladies, one of whom would have struggled to stay upright normally, but clambering down uneven steps in the dark, wearing wellies was a decidedly daft idea. She also wanted to know the name of absolutely everything in English and Spanish with tedious details of its daily life. Her companion took a photo of every single creature we found. 

Meanwhile back at our stunning hotel, the raucous dawn chorus meant that we were easily awake for an early breakfast before today’s boat trip. We went across the ocean for an hour to Cano island and did a guided snorkel tour. 

It’s a popular trip so unfortunately not a desert island experience, but there were so many different fishies as well as the magic of swimming with turtles. We went to two different snorkelling areas and had lunch on San Josecito beach with four scarlet macaws in the trees above us.

We are now a bit like cooked lobsters so cold beers in the shade for the rest of the afternoon.