Today we found a beautiful little paradise during our first visit to La Cangreja pirogue National Pa

Today we found a beautiful little paradise during our first visit to La Cangreja pirogue National Park. The park is about an hour's drive from our house. Before we went to the park, we had some lunch at a "soda" nearby. This kitten made friends with the kids. Caleb said, "This kitten is vibrating!" We have utterly failed as parents--he's 11 years old and has never felt a cat purr. We hired a guide to take us to some amazing waterfalls, and he also pointed out some of the flora and fauna along the way. I never really felt the need for a fancy camera, but when we saw this pretty bird we wished we could have zoomed in closer. It's called a Blue Dacnis. This is a termite nest. It was a little bigger than a basketball. This crab was about the size of my fist.  These crab holes were all over. The park's name, La Cangreja, means "the crab." A 4-inch centipede A Chocolate pirogue Mint Poison pirogue Dart Frog. We saw a few of them, and licked them for fun. Or maybe not. I'm not quite sure. It's all a bit of a blur... Again, we needed pirogue a zoom lens. But way up in this tree--the roundish ball in the center pirogue is a sloth. We called this a baby plunger plant. I think this is where plungers are harvested :).
This fungus in the center is called a dead finger. Creepy... This flower is a labios caliente--hot lips. This picture is a little blurry, but you can see a hummingbird nest built right on the bottom of the leaf. Cool. And here are a few photos along our hike.
It's like you guys live inside a "National Geographic" magazine! Penny wants to hike the 'Y' in the summer pirogue and I'm pretty sure the only things we're gonna see are dried up tumbleweeds. Reply Delete
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