Day 6: Cahuita National Park ... Monkeys, Snakes and Spiders

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After a very humid night with heavy rain bouncing off the tin roof, the dawn chorus was enough to wake us up at 07h00. Greeted by a beautiful blue sky and the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, we ate a very leisurely breakfast, so leisurely that some never arrived, before boarding the bus and heading for Cahuita, a national park covering coral reefs, coastal rain forest and semi-mangroves. Walking some 5 miles along the white sandy beach, with palm trees gently bending in the warm breeze was sheer delight. Overhead, howler monkeys lay sunning themselves, as did a family of iguana. On the ground, leaf-cutter ants busied themselves carrying their loads along cleared paths whilst large spiders hung awaiting their next meal.

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Photos

Iguana
In the heat of the day, these creatures climb the trees in order to escape the heat

White Faced Monkeys
One had clearly stolen some lunch, but on seeing us, both came across to look at us - as we were them!

Red Eyelash Viper
Very venomous ...

Yellow Viper
Smaller than the previous but apparently, even more poisonous

Comments

[Beata and Tomek]

nice pic;-)