Day 1
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![]() A very small part of what must be the largest banana plantation in the world on the bus ride to Tortuguero. |
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![]() Our trip to Tortuguero took a little over six hours. Four hours were spent on a bus and then two hours were spent on river boats heading down a canal. I later found out that we had only traveled 57 miles during that time. |
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![]() This shows the canal and then the Caribbean Sea in the distance. |
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![]() This little guy is called a cayman. They look like baby alligators and don't get over about three feet in length. We saw a lot of them. |
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![]() A pink spoonbill. We thought that they were flamingos until we got closer. |
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![]() The boat stopped after an hour so people could get something to eat or drink and use the bathroom. |
![]() We're all geared up for the zip line canopy tour near Tortuguero. |
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![]() Away she goes!!! |
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![]() There were quite a few of these bridges connecting the trees together. |
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![]() Our tour guide, Ronnie, bought us this giant Pina Colada in a pineapple since it was our honeymoon. |