We got up early this morning to set out on a nature hike, wandering through both old growth primary forest and newer secondary forest.
According to our guide, Allen, despite the large amount of rain lately, we are not quite in the rainforest, but more like the humid forest.
Later in the day, Allen led our small group on a birding tour on the outskirts of the primary forest and up to a ridge above the lodge. Allen can list over 300 species of birds that he has seen here.
They make a weird clacking sound with their big bills
These guys were entertaining to watch for a while. There were two males trying very hard to attract a lone female by squawking, chirping and making an almost static noise through their beaks.
We couldn’t catch him flying but he has beautiful blue spots
on the ends of his wings
Allen suggested we sample termites, as they are said to resemble the flavour of an aged whiskey. They tasted pretty good, slightly woody with a hint of lemon. We won’t add them into our regular diet, but if we’re ever starving in the forest, we now know how to get some protein!
Caiman come here on occasion too
Several times during our hikes, we crossed the Bananito River. We have learned to always say yes when a lodge offers to lend us rubber boots!
Dave walked into a huge spider web on the way to dinner tonight, and it was a strong sticky one. It reminded him of this Gary Larson cartoon:
About 5” toe to toe and the body is about 2” long.
Tomorrow we head out to the Caribbean coast. We don’t have definite activities planned, so maybe we will fit in some relaxation.
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