Travels to Northern Caribbean
Before visiting Tortuguero, I associated the area with turtles. Just turtles. All I wanted was to see a turtle, and so when, on my second night, I saw four nesting green sea turtles, I thought to myself, “Wow. I’ve seen the turtles, but I have four days left. Now what?”
I needn’t have worried. Though Tortuguero is known and even named for its nesting turtle populations, this northern Caribbean town has so much more to offer. I found myself enchanted by the area’s winding canals, especially the mysterious Cano Palma, where the water is so black …
Location: Northern Caribbean, Recent Trips, Tortuguero »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, National Parks & Reserves, Safari Float, Sport Fishing, Turtle Tours »
I don’t know what it is about traveling that saps every, last ounce of energy from my body, but it does. I just woke up from a four-hour nap, and this is coming from someone who “doesn’t take naps.” Let me explain.
Michael from Turtle Beach Lodge picked me up at 5:20 this morning. The early pickup was part and parcel of our trip to Tortuguero, a sleepy village on Costa Rica’s northeastern coast. Tortuguero is also the name of the surrounding national park, which hosts four of Costa Rica’s sea turtle species: leatherback, hawksbill, loggerhead …
Location: Northern Caribbean, Tortuguero »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, National Parks & Reserves, Safari Float »
A stroke of luck! This morning, our last in Tortuguero, I saw the sweetest baby green sea turtle make a dash for the sea. It was 6 a.m. and I was enjoying a cup of coffee and a stroll on the sand when guide Mario waved me over to the far end of the beach to watch this tiny hatchling tackle the treacherous journey.
We assumed the turtle was male due to its long tail and the fact that it was the last to leave the egg chamber.
Temperature plays a critical role in determining the sex …
Location: Northern Caribbean, Tortuguero »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Caribbean Beaches, National Parks & Reserves, Turtle Tours »
