Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching
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 »
We traveled by bus from the Pacific to the southern Caribbean coast in just under nine hours. Our destinations were Bocas del Toro, Panama and Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. I had heard that both of these locations are big party towns, but truly had no idea what to expect. As a PADI certified advanced diver, I was looking forward to diving the Caribbean’s crystal clear waters – and to earning my Rescue Diver status, the next rung on the scuba certification ladder.
Since my friend Kim and I had never ventured south of Costa Rica, Panama …
Location: Puerto Viejo, Recent Trips, Southern Caribbean »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Boating, Caribbean Beaches, Day Spas, Dolphin & Whale Watching, National Parks & Reserves, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling, Sunsets »
Today I was able to dive the legendary Catalina Islands for the second time with Aquacenter Dive Company. Our first immersion was at Roca Sucia, presumably named “Dirty Rock” because it is covered in bird droppings. Visibility was between 30 and 40 feet and in addition to the tropical species we spotted yesterday, we also observed an unbelievably large school of bigeye jack along with blunthead triggerfish, guinea fowl pufferfish, spotted porcupine fish and blennies.
However, the most amazing sighting of the day was not what we discovered underwater, but what we spotted from the boat …
Location: Gold Coast, North Pacific, Playa Flamingo, Playa Grande »
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Massage, Pacific Beaches, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling »
