Our last guests have returned home and we are now getting ready to return home in two weeks.
But while Mike and Carol were still here we stayed very busy as the pictures depict:
After visiting the open market we popped into a grocery store where everyone was smiles.
After the market we drove to the little town of Guiatil which is known for their cottage industry of pottery. The first shop we stopped at they demonstrated their skill at the potter's wheel.
An umbrella stand, urn, or dust catcher anyone?
In the back of another shop a family is studiously working on their inventory.
The following day we drove up the coast to a beachside restaurant called Lola's on Danta Beach.
Ahhhh.....adult beverages while we wait for lunch, then for dessert a dip in the ocean!
Danta Beach complete with paddle boarder. The swimming was fine until Carol & Ron started getting zapped by some jelly fish tentacles! Ouch!
The next day we headed for the Cartagena Canopy where Mike & Carol were introduced to zip lining.
How many zippers can you get in a tree at one time?
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Tarzan look for Jane
Jane look for Tarzan
Cheeta, bring my camera back!
The next day we went down to Las Baulas Marine National Park and took a Mangrove Tour Boat. We felt pretty smug because by going to the tour site we saved 50% off of the organized tour price.
Getting ready to haul the tourists into the jungle....
Just a piece of wood with a couple of eyes on top?? This croc would have gone completely unnoticed except for the keen eye of our guide. He said that they are typically hunting for birds early in the morning. He said that this croc was probably five to six feet long.
This Little Blue Heron is contemplating his fishing opportunities.
The Mangrove trees only grow where there is salt water or brackish water and they send their root systems down from limbs or from the base of the tree to drink the briny agua.
Deep into the estuary we got out of our boat to hunt down some monkeys.
A howler monkey mom with her baby!
And then the race back to the boat barn!
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