Those are only three of the twenty or more rainforest animals we saw today, while riding along the canals of the Tortuguero National Park rainforest. Our tour guides were great in answering many "I wonders" we had today as well as clearing up some misconceptions. We have taken lots of notes in our travel journals. We are looking forward to sharing those with you soon. We have also been able to gather lots of video footage and still-shots of the animals.
Our personal favorites for the day:
(Please note this is for today only.)
Zeig says her favorite today was the spider monkeys. "I love the way they jump from tree to tree. The mom's make a bridge for the babies when they can't make a jump. So sweet!"
Beth says her favorite today was the howler monkeys. "I spotted one before the rest of the group. It was super cool to listen to our guide call back and forth to them. I'm hoping that they will be my wake up call in the morning."
Amanda says her favorite was getting to see two-toed sloths. "They are my favorite rainforest animal. Now I know how to identify a two-toed sloth from a three-toed sloth."
Heather says her favorite part was seeing the toucans in the treetops. "Toucans are my favorite bird. I love their colorful beak. It was a treat to see more than one in a tree."
(Please note this is for today only.)
Zeig says her favorite today was the spider monkeys. "I love the way they jump from tree to tree. The mom's make a bridge for the babies when they can't make a jump. So sweet!"
Beth says her favorite today was the howler monkeys. "I spotted one before the rest of the group. It was super cool to listen to our guide call back and forth to them. I'm hoping that they will be my wake up call in the morning."
Amanda says her favorite was getting to see two-toed sloths. "They are my favorite rainforest animal. Now I know how to identify a two-toed sloth from a three-toed sloth."
Heather says her favorite part was seeing the toucans in the treetops. "Toucans are my favorite bird. I love their colorful beak. It was a treat to see more than one in a tree."
From our tour, we have also met many new friends. Here is a family from Toronto, Canada we have really enjoyed getting to know. They have been great with helping us! But more importantly, we have had many laughs and smiles because of them. We also hear some of their friends are following us on this web page. This is so exciting to us. Any friends of theirs are friends of ours!
"We should not destroy nature. We should learn from nature." -Luis (our tour guide while staying in Tourtugero). Thanks to their conservations efforts here we are able to do just that.
We have been pleasantly surprised with all the conservation efforts we have observed and learned about during our visit. It is truly amazing that a place so remote with what seems to be little resources is so conscious of the best things in life and how to preserve it for our future. For example, they limit access to parts of the rainforest or the beaches to protect their wildlife and from their cities to remote villages we have noticed lots of recycling collection bins. With the restrictions in place, we have not felt limited in anyway. We can safely say that we have felt just the opposite. We have gotten to see the beauty. Pura Vida is definitely the way of life here.
We have been pleasantly surprised with all the conservation efforts we have observed and learned about during our visit. It is truly amazing that a place so remote with what seems to be little resources is so conscious of the best things in life and how to preserve it for our future. For example, they limit access to parts of the rainforest or the beaches to protect their wildlife and from their cities to remote villages we have noticed lots of recycling collection bins. With the restrictions in place, we have not felt limited in anyway. We can safely say that we have felt just the opposite. We have gotten to see the beauty. Pura Vida is definitely the way of life here.
Where is Amanda?
Zeig and Heather are filming a special music video we are working on. Also, our guides jumped in and let us get close to a caiman.
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