Hello everyone in cyberspace. We've left Costa Rica and are now in Panama, in another cloud forest. We stayed at the Los Quetzales Lodge. When we got there, we met the owner named Carlos, who told us about the place and took us to see ten Labrador puppies that were only one month old. He let us play with them as much as we wanted, which was great. Later we went up to our cabin, which was out deep into the cloud forest. To get there, we needed a four-wheel drive because the road was so bumpy and full of huge potholes. The cabin was really cool because it had a wrap-around porch you could go out on to watch for animals and birds.
The next day, our guide Jonathan brought us out on a walk through the woods and we got to see plants, waterfalls, and birds. That night, we put some bananas out on the feeders and we got to see a few mammals we had never seen before--the cacomistles and kinkajous, when they came to feed. A cacomistle looks like a little tree raccoon and a kinkajou is unique. Not only did the kinkajou eat all the bananas off two feeders, as it that wasn't enough, it then drank everything from the hummingbird feeders!
The next day, our guide Jonathan brought us out on a walk through the woods and we got to see plants, waterfalls, and birds. That night, we put some bananas out on the feeders and we got to see a few mammals we had never seen before--the cacomistles and kinkajous, when they came to feed. A cacomistle looks like a little tree raccoon and a kinkajou is unique. Not only did the kinkajou eat all the bananas off two feeders, as it that wasn't enough, it then drank everything from the hummingbird feeders!
In the morning of the third day, we saw not one, not two, but three
beautiful quetzals. Those are the amazing birds with the really long
tail feathers I told you about in my Costa Rica post. That afternoon,
Carlos took us to meet a lady who rescues wildcats and she had three
ocelots. One of them was a female that was about to give birth to a cub
(that has probably been born by now). Later we went to a barn and got
to milk a cow, which is a lot harder than it looks! Most of the milk we
got from the cow went straight to one of the little lab puppies that
Carlos brought along to keep us company.
After Los Quetzales we went to Bocas Del Toro to stay at our friend Greg's hut on the nearby island of Bastimentos. We were picked up by one of the indigenous people that lives on the island, Jose (but we call him Joey). Greg's hut is literally just a hut on a beach ... there are barely any walls, no doors, and a thatched roof. We didn't have electricity, so at night we ate by candlelight and then crawled under the mosquito netting with our flashlights to read.
Joey's
wife and some of his kids were there to greet us and help us settle in.
Joey's kids liked to come over and we all played volleyball, soccer and
swam in the water. Days at Greg's hut usually started out with Fruit
Loops, our version of a tropical breakfast, then an island activity
(swimming, snorkeling, reading in a hammock), visiting with the locals
on the island, then a biology filled night (gigantic fireflies or
scorpions).
The
days were great and seeing Joey usually involved a fun activity like
snorkeling or even one day we went to see his home in Salt Creek, which
is where the native community lives. He took us by boat over to the village
and we got to see his house, where he had three pet parrots, and we met
his brother, who owns a little convenience store where we all got
sodas. The last night we went over to Joey's parent's house where his
mom made us a great seafood meal of the fish and lobster that he had
caught that day. It was really special to get to know the people who
live on the island.
Now after a stopover in Costa Rica we'll be heading back home. Hard to believe we've been traveling for a year!
After Los Quetzales we went to Bocas Del Toro to stay at our friend Greg's hut on the nearby island of Bastimentos. We were picked up by one of the indigenous people that lives on the island, Jose (but we call him Joey). Greg's hut is literally just a hut on a beach ... there are barely any walls, no doors, and a thatched roof. We didn't have electricity, so at night we ate by candlelight and then crawled under the mosquito netting with our flashlights to read.
Joey's
wife and some of his kids were there to greet us and help us settle in.
Joey's kids liked to come over and we all played volleyball, soccer and
swam in the water. Days at Greg's hut usually started out with Fruit
Loops, our version of a tropical breakfast, then an island activity
(swimming, snorkeling, reading in a hammock), visiting with the locals
on the island, then a biology filled night (gigantic fireflies or
scorpions). The
days were great and seeing Joey usually involved a fun activity like
snorkeling or even one day we went to see his home in Salt Creek, which
is where the native community lives. He took us by boat over to the village
and we got to see his house, where he had three pet parrots, and we met
his brother, who owns a little convenience store where we all got
sodas. The last night we went over to Joey's parent's house where his
mom made us a great seafood meal of the fish and lobster that he had
caught that day. It was really special to get to know the people who
live on the island.Now after a stopover in Costa Rica we'll be heading back home. Hard to believe we've been traveling for a year!
Our family will miss your adventures. Thanks for sharing your travels with us. We've been able to see parts of our world that we would never have had the opportunity to see through your eyes and your blogging. Thank you!
- Littewelsh's Dad for Littlewelsh
wow all those places at such a young age you are so fortunate my mom wont even let me go to to another state thanks for showing me how much amazing things re out there in the world
you guys are lucky to go out there and explore.
i am from Srilanka a tropical island in the indian ocean full of wildlife i think you will like it.
pathum
super cool of you guys to share your journey. Looks totally tubular.
Hi Tyler and Stefan,
Hope your Dad and Mom are well and that your trip ended safely. I loved reading about your adventures, especially about the puppies. I still have three black and two white 4 month old lab puppies. They weigh about 30 pounds and just getting bigger and smarter.
We now have two Jersey cows and every morning we serve at breakfast fresh butter, cheese, yogurt and fresh milk.
Are you going to continue with your blog?
Please send my best to parents, best regards,
Carlos
Hi Tyler and Stefan,
Hope your Dad and Mom are well and that your trip ended safely. I loved reading about your adventures, especially about the puppies. I still have three black and two white 4 month old lab puppies. They weigh about 30 pounds and just getting bigger and faster.
We now have two Jersey cows and every morning we serve at breakfast fresh butter, cheese, yogurt and fresh milk.
Are you going to continue with your blog?
Please send my best to parents, best regards,
Carlos
i love birds especially parrots i wish i can go around the world just like you guys save a trip to home.
that monkey picter was soooo cool .
the birds must have sean were intreasting.
i wish i could go on a world trip your so luckey
love taylor
hi this is miranda. iluv those lab pupps , especially those black ones. joey's pet parrots were awesome. i' m an indian. i want you to tell something about india.i live in the capital delhi. here in my surroundings there is abird watchers site.so everyday i can see agud variety of birds at my windows. if you should ever visit india don't forgt to visit delhi for this place is also faamous for spicy north indian fast food.
Thanks for sharing your travels with us.I loved reading about your adventures, especially about the animals.Parrots picture so cute.........
Sarong
Thanks for sharing your travels with us.I loved reading about your adventures, especially about the animals.Parrots picture so cute.........
Sarong
wow those pups are cut i wish i had one of my own but i all ready have a cat.that must have been a fun trip.
Hope your Dad and Mom are well and that your trip ended safely. I loved reading about your adventures, especially about the puppies. I still have three black and two white 4 month old lab puppies. They weigh about 30 pounds and just getting bigger and smarter.
Thanks for sharing your journey!!
It must have been really cool to explore God's amazing nature!
I have not been our of the USA let alone around the world so thanks for sharing your awesome adventures!
I wish I could go-it looks sooooooooooooooooooooo cool and the pups look so cute! Thanks for sharing the pics and the film. Im from the U.K. if you come to Staffordshire I hope you like it. Good luck on the rest of your journey. Bye.
wow you guy's are so lucky to go to india i live in england it's far far away from india.
Hi, what made you wanted to travel so much, and why to so many different countries? When I travel, I usually see an abundance of different animals…but not as unique as the ones you seemed to see during your trip…also, from your description of the cacomistle, it sounds cool and the story about it eating so many bananas then helping itself to some of its “roommates”, hummingbird’s feed is hilarious. What else did you “traveling guys” do in Panama and was it fun? What do you think caused the potholes – was it erosion over time or constant rainfall? By the way, did you guys get to keep any puppies?
SO cute ;-)
Aww man. can you please still type about some animals.preety please with cheeeeeeeeeeerys on top. peace out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pearl
thats sooo cute!!
i think that all your animals are so cool
thats so cool! those puppies must be soooooooooooooooooooooo cute! the cabins would be very fun to stay in! you get to go to a lot of places! i don't! i live in minnesota but i am at my cabin in wisconsin, and i have been to south dakota and arizona, so i have been to arizona, wisconsin, minnesota, and south dakota. so i have been to a few places but you get to go to neater places. you are so lucky! i wish i could go to all the places you have gone!
those dogs are so cute !!!!!!
so cute!!!!:)
hey they pups are adorable were in the u.s are you from i am from LA
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Real Cute! I looooved it.
those pupz so cute!!!you realy went to the cloud forest!!!luckyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
You do not know how lucky you are to go to Panama!It is crawling with God`s wonderful creations.I have dreamt of exploring the Panama,looking for new species of parrots.Ocelots are very rare wild cats.They are very primitive.I live in NC state.I have NO hope of seeing anything other than common hawks and the common human.I am a strict christian,and I personally take interest in Biology.Panama is a hot spot for famous biologists.
that was cool
RED101
I LIKED THAT LITTLE MONKEY.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE
HI,YOUR SO LUCKY FOR GOING ON THAT AMAZING TRIP.MY MOM WONT EVER LET ME DO THAT. THE MOST THING I LIKED ABOUT YOUR STORY WAS THAT YOUR ACUALLY EXPLAINED YOUR STORY. I LIKE DOGS SO MUCH.YOUR STORY INSPIRED ME SO MUCH.HOPE YOU KEEP WRITING.THAKS FOR WRITING!
hi your so lucky to go on that trip.do you know where puerto rico my grandpa was born there.i love dogs i have a pug ilove the black one so cute
Really neat! How long were you there?? I think it would be fun to do what you have done.
HI,YOUR SO LUCKY FOR GOING ON THAT AMAZING TRIP.MY MOM WONT EVER LET ME DO THAT. THE MOST THING I LIKED ABOUT YOUR STORY WAS THAT YOUR ACUALLY EXPLAINED YOUR STORY. I LIKE DOGS SO MUCH.YOUR STORY INSPIRED ME SO MUCH.HOPE YOU KEEP WRITING.THAKS FOR WRITING!
I love Love Labs I even have one and I love him so much I think your trip was awsome and that monkey thing was funny
it was cool
Awesome!Panama is breathtaking.
cool i have a lab and i luv her. its so awesome that you went to panama.i think panama is cool just by reading it.
i love puppys but those labs are like so very cute.I wish i had one they are to cute.soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo vrey cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the blog.I hope I can Grow up and have all the adventures you had....GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEXT ADVENTURES!!!!!!!!!
that was cool.
that looks like fun i wish that i cold do that.you are are a nice person
in the secound picture is a wierd animal if i saw that i would scream
Wow that farrit is cute so are the puppys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a cabin looks fun to live in and it looks like a pretty place with pretty animals
what kind of animal is that in the picture plz plz please tell me ^_^
these puppies so sooooooooooooooooo cute
cute puppys but wat is that at the bottom of the puppies photo the puppies are so cute
I THANK IT IS SOME TYPE OF MONKEY
alllllllllllllllll there so cuttttttttttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it most of been fun holding them you know
it is nice the way he loves pandas i thank there COOLnow
what cute animals and i think that one was giving me the evil stare
How cute aaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Soooooo cute :)
They are adorable
Got a question what is a kinkajou?(:1