Thanks for the comments its great to have some messages from home and people we know in the misdt of everyone else we dont!
Today was lazy we slept in and when I woke no sign of shanti - she was in the (empty) bath reading, where it was cooler, apparently. I showered then heard a shanti squeak - we have a clothes line on the veranda with florescent pegs and a zum zum was giving them a hovering inspection. We have had several fleeting glimpses, but they are tropical sprites, there but not there, flashing irridescent colours but never still enough to really drink them in.
WE headed off on a track designated 'observacion de aves' (bird watching), but it was a mosquito feeding post and we were savaged if we stood still - biting us through clothing. These were big bastards, taking a chunk out where they bit you. Then a breeze set up and we found a concrete water tank to sit on, and had the thrill od seeing toe national bird a 'Tokororo'. Its a member of the Trogon bird family, not something we are familar with. Pigeon like, upright posture with a stout beak. Striking colours - they dont do drab here. Another denizen of the water tank was the Anolis, a dark chocolate gecko, who displays periodically by standing on tip toes all four leds, lifting the tail in a stiff incline and opening the mouth to inflate a white throat pouch. Absolutely comical to see several of them on tree trunks around the water tank, each puffing themselves up and posturing to keep each other in their respective corners.
We headed home and flaked out for the pm, a very welcome rest. Starting to feel better acclimatised and not so stunned mullet. We have just finished the evening with a meal and heading now for sleep.
Tomorrow we travel to Havana, a final look a round then a grossly early 6 am check in for the flight to Costa Rica. Talk to you from there,
sxx
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Hi Dad, hope your sleep in was nice. I have met mossies that can bite through jeans too, nasty nasty. Loving these updates. Thanks for taking the time to do them. I'm glad you are adjusting to the life of travel, it is a nice feeling when you start to feel at home being on the road in an alien country. Give Mum a kiss from me.
ReplyDeleteps I Still hang out in the bathroom when it gets too hot here too, Something to do with all the tiles makes it bearable.
xxxx
Third time lucky, I is very new at this game, had tro ring the Henry. Fi here, having just reada through your almightly travel log. The whole process and trip sounds absolutely amazing and full of new brain numbing smells, sounds and sights; how are you keeping up? Had brekkie with G, H and i this am after having spent the night in the car after a party down there way, twas very nice. The Mickle is wondering where his tea is so had better sign off, but before I go I do agree with Roso that you need to make sure that you do not burn yourselves out. And Shanti aI do hope you have an awesome day on your birthday, just in case I forget to send a comment on the day.
ReplyDeleteLots of love Fi
NB Slightly miserable day in Dunners so hard to imagine the heat you must be experiencing