Wild Kingdom

Friday, March 29th, 2019 started early with a 6:30 AM bird watching hike on the island.  Can you guess who got up with me to go on that hike.  The correct answer is no one.  I met Enrique and one other guest and we started out with a bumpy car ride but eventually we arrived at a location on the island where someone had planted several fruit trees in the past.  

These are Turkey vultures - they circle different parts of the island and are generally very unattractive birds.

This is a green parrot that lives on the island.  They supposedly mate for life. It is a very hardy bird apparently.  Actually if one is illegally capture, the other on often struggles to survive.

One more because I like the colors.

Oropendola

Oropendola entering its hanging nest

This is so close to a perfect picture 😢 

Hawk,  possibly Common Road Hawk.

Sandpiper 

After our walk, it was time for breakfast of French Toast and crispy bacon.  After that, we headed to the marina for a snorkeling tour with our guide, Chava.  We had about a 20 min boat ride to the reef.  The Gulf of Chiriquí National Marine Park was our destination.  Snorkel gear, check, fins, check, GoPro, check, Grace staying on the boat under a towel, check. You would think a Western Swim League Champion (Breast stroke) would like to spend a little time in the ocean with the other fishes.  

Probably around 20 ft of water with reasonable visibility.  The girls were down on it.  To see why just look at last year’s spring break photos.  Not as many fish but definitely some bigger fish.  Parrot fish and groupers were nice.   Green sea turtles like to feed there and I found one to follow around for awhile.  Oddly beautiful, once those turtles decided they have had enough- a couple of strong flipper pushes and they are gone.

Parrot fish among the coral

Like the color in this one.

This parrot fish was fast

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming and maybe you will get a decent picture 

Love watching turtles swim especially after doing yoga. So relaxing. Namaste 🙏🏻 

One more with feeling

After our snorkeling adventure we sat on the beach.  We enjoy fresh sweet pineapple and melon as well as ice cold Coca Colas.  It was pretty sweet. 

We returned to the resort around 2. Ashley and Katie alternated between hammocks and chairs while listening to music or snap chatting.  Grace played in the pool with a group of kids for about 4 hours and only managed to get some minor sunburning, despite her lack of compliance.

Kari and I had a yoga class at 4. Eagle poses, Candlestick, the wheel, Warrior 2.  I started looking at my Garmin 15 minutes in.  At 30 minutes I started praying for the kids to fight so I could have a break.  I finished with Kari it was a very nice and invigorating workout.  Quick shower, dinner and one last sunset was on the agenda.

Flowers are pretty 

 
Hawk on my afternoon walk

Sunset at Isla Palenque.

Beach beauties

Family photo 

Ashley and Katie

We need more focus people if we are gonna get this picture done.

SERENITY NOW!!!!! SERENITY NOW!!!!!!

Lovely ladies and a sunset

Tuna Tiradito.  Muy delicious o.

The night sky again.  Find Orion’s Belt

There are stars in the southern skies. Southward as you go.....

Tomorrow is our last day at Isla Palenque.  Let’s get some rest we have a lot of UNO to play and a lot of ceviche to eat before we leave for Panama City.