Howler monkeys roared at 5am, shortening sleep for most of us - but for a good reason. These screamers came right up to the lodge for about an hour, provoking all kinds of excitement. The students ended up hooting back, of course. After breakfast, we split in two groups - one going on boats for a tour of the Tortuguero canals, the other for a muddy hike. Our boat tour just returned - we saw (and named) five caimans, a host of howler and white-faced capuchin monkeys, toucans, anhinga, herons and an amazing assortment of emerald basilisks - the lizards that scoot across the water when anxious. We made them anxious, they scooted. And now, a couple of hours till lunch. Blog to you later.
Here are some pictures added a bit later. In the first, we are getting sunburned. In the second, we see a caiman, who sees us from about 10 feet away. In the third (blurry 'cause it was tough to catch) we see an emerald basilisk actually RUNNING on water as he is spooked by our boat. Yes, he is ON TOP OF THE WATER. Extremely cool thing to see.
I have to comment myself after seeing this picture. This little guy is actually on top of the water - just like in those old Flintstone/PicaPiedra cartoons where the legs spin into circles. If you check out the photo at a bit larger size, you can see the water coming off his feet.
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