It's a free day, and half the group opt for a day trip being chauffeured round some of the local highlights. Fortunately, the trip started at 9.30 am, otherwise I don't think there would have been any takers, as we were all quite keen for a lie in.
The trip started at the bottom of Isla Colon, down to see the Dolphins in a bay of Isla San Cristobal, across to Isla Popa for snorkeling and then up to Red Frog beach to relax.
First stop was the dolphin watching, and the dolphins turned up on schedule, as did the other tour boats! I think that the dolphins are pretty reliable around here.
Then we made a stop so that we could pre-order lunch. There's no super viv on this picture, Stuart now has real Oompa Loompa arms and legs. His cyclist tan is doing pretty well for mid-February. (I note that the weather forecast back home is for snow tomorrow! It's going to be really hard to go back after this holiday!)
We see some interesting wildlife along the way, including a couple more sloths, that were too high up to photograph. Unfortunately, the snorkeling proved too challenging for me and Stuart, as there was too strong a current to swim against to get to the reef, but those that made it said there was some lovely colored coral and fishes.
At the lunch stop, we meet a colourful couple who are minding their own business on a branch, but seem happy enough to climb down and pose for a photo!
Another colourful creature is demonstrating her cat walk pose!
Everywhere in this region seems really colourful, sometimes things look a bit ramshackle, but the lack of development adds to the charm of the area.
Finally we stop at red frog beach for a few beers, a quick swim and a chillax. We do in fact see a red frog on the walk down to the beach. I don't think the joke what is red and turns red at the flick of a switch quite works!
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