bahia honda kayak
July 07, 2007 Filed in: Trip Reports
Today I accompanied Joel and Lauren from Boston on a
kayak trip to paddle Bahia Honda Creek. The weather was
overcast and cool, with a couple of little showers
throughout the day. Just as we entered the mangrove
entrance at the mouth of the creek, we were swooped on
by two different species of kingfisher birds. There are
at least three different species of mangrove on this
creek bank and some of the specimens are at the top of
their size limit. The canopy forms as red, black, and
white mangroves converge overhead forming a bridge for
animals to pass over the creek. We stopped and watched
a mother 3-toed sloth cross directly above us as her
baby clung to her belly. We also spotted several
speckled caiman and took some great photos. After our
paddle, it was off to see some Caligo butterflies at La
Loma. During a short hike at La Loma, we spotted
another sloth carrying a baby, several lizards and some
amphibians. Joel and Lauren just couldn’t get enough,
so when we returned home, we hiked for another hour and
a half at Tranquilo Bay. The birding was excellent, we
encountered gold collared manakins, tityras, pale
vented pigeons, Montezuma oropendolas, lineated
woodpeckers, red lored amazons, and blue headed
parrots. Lauren practiced her macro photography and
took some nice shots of poison dart frogs, leaf cutter
ants, and a beautiful cicada. Believe it or not, Joel
and Lauren still had enough energy to go take a swim,
but then again, it was their last day.
