Visit to Charco Verde

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A Visit to Charco Verde

side view of a tarantula

Morning at Rancho Tranquillo

parrot in a guava tree

tarantula taken from aboveBefore breakfast I discover a tarantula hiding on a ledge under a towel that I was taking off the line. I’ve seen a lot of tarantulas before so I wasn’t fazed. I actually found him kind of cool. (John speaking here- I guess Kimberly screaming out “Oh my God!” is her definition of being unfazed).

Kimberly at breakfast, outside under a palm leaf roofMeanwhile a few feet away, a flock of guinea hens were going about their business and an adorable flock of green parrots were eating fruit in the guava tree. I love this!

click here for a video of the view from our front porch.

We have yet another great breakfast made by Daniela and Tony and then head out for one last day on the scooter.

Kimberly and the Tarantula

Scootering to Charco Verde


John on the scooterFortunately our destination today, Charco Verde is much closer than yesterday’s.

We pass a guy on a scooter with a horse on a leash. While driving and trotting his horse, he is simultaneously talking on his cell phone.

At one point, we don’t notice a speed bump until the last minute and my bum becomes airborn for a second.

 

Charco Verde

John standing beside a very tall tree on the Charco Verde nature trail
John on a bridge of the Charco Verde Nature TrailCharco Verde is a nature reserve with a butterfly pavilion. We do the trails, the main one going around the lagoon. Unfortunately, we only saw small lizards.

However, we could hear the howler monkeys in the distance. It sounds like the roar of an ancient dinosaur. Click here for a video where you can hear them.

Along the Lagoon in Charco Verde

 

Punta Jesus Maria

Kimberly on the beach at Punta Jesus Maria
The point at Punta Jesus MariaWe get back on the road and stop next at Punta Jesus Maria. This beach area has a point (very similar to Point Pelee). From one side you can see the live volcano and the other side the extinct one…but today for some reason we couldn’t see the extinct one.

 

In and Around Moyogalpa
Kimberly at the Moyogalpa Sign

We make it back into town and drop off the scooter with no incident . We are unscathed.

After walking through town, we have a late lunch, early supper and walk back to Rancho Tranquillo.

 

Last Evening at Rancho Tranquillo
Watching Sunset at Rancho Tranquillo

John swimming in the lakeWe go for a swim in the lake and watch all the cool birds along the shore. After changing, Daniela gives us banana bread and we head back to the lake to watch the sunset.

We end the night by sitting out and listening to the sounds of nature. So lovely

Our Cabin at Rancho Tranquillo

Correction

baby goat at our cabin
(Correction: several readers of yesterday’s blog pointed out, quite correctly, that Ometepe Island is not the largest fresh water island in the world. That title belongs to our own Manitoulin Island. John got the incorrect info from a Central American website. Ometepe is in fact the 10th largest. Thanks to our knowledgeable followers for picking up on the error.)

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