We had another day at sea because Costa Rica is quite a ways from Honduras. We relaxed, read, played cards and napped. We slept in because the only time we can is when we are at sea and don’t have to get up to catch a bus or a tender to get wherever you need to be for the tour you picked.
I got a text from friends that follow my blog, asking me if I was lost at sea & if I could hurry and post more adventures. I am behind – please excuse. I am flattered and humbled to know that at least 3 people are reading my blog!
We sure had a lot of fun today on our jungle boat cruise of the Tortuguero Canals, in Puerto Limon. Of course it was gloomy and rainy weather – as is the forecast for the entire Mars adventures.
Anyway, the rain fit right in since the Tortuguero Canals are in a rain forest. Our tour guide, Angelitos, was informative and humorous. The bus ride was 30 minutes, then we spent over an hour in a covered jungle boat cruising one of the canals. We saw wild life that Angelitos pointed out to us, assuring us that they were alive and not plastic. They certainly were real. My camera did not get good pix of all of the animals, but I did manage to zero in on the sloth, and a blue heron.
Floating in the Rainforest
Sloth hanging from tree
Velociraptor Pit
We barely got started on the canal when we saw a sloth hanging in a tree. We spotted a white and a blue Heron. Gorgeous, but small. I will need to “blow up” photos when I get home to find them. I am writing this our on our veranda. Still no land in sight, however, a couple white and black sea gulls are flying alongside the Mars
We are at sea today, to reach Honduras. Actually, it is Roatan – a small island off the coast of Honduras. The most prettiest beach ever seen on a postcard. I will be the judge of that! Of course, you will get the whole report 🙂 Anyway, this is the “postcard” image that I will compare to the actual thing.
This is the Mars entering the lock system. Things are pretty clear weatherwise, but we got hit by a storm as we passed through the locks. Lightning, thunder, and torrents of rain.
This view was shot leaning over the railing of our balcony. Not in a scary way, but as far as a person with a fear of heights can go. The locks work by raising a ship up with water so it can open the next lock. It is all mechanical, using gravity to power the system. The small cars that steady the ship during it’s journey through the lock are called mules. This is probably because the pulleys for the first ships going through the canals were actually mules.
Pandora Building
Timing the average time going through each lock, this took about 20 minutes, so it took over an hour to get through the three locks. We were in no hurry. We have to spend the night anchored near the coast.
We have to get up early tomorrow for our tour that leaves at 8:30 am. OMG!! I will have to set an alarm!
Freeway “tag” of San Francisco
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There were a ton of walls with graffiti along the highway. It was gorgeous. Each section told a story, or made a statement. My attempt at capturing it with a camera was a bust. If my brother-in-law got it with his fancy real camera, I will add it, post-publish!
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