Back into the canoes to where our bus is parked on the other side of the river and on the road again. For lunch, we stop at San Isidro Lodge and their Hummingbird Park. Both lunch and the hummingbirds were a bit over rated.
On the road, though, we had a real 'treat'. We stopped at a small town to look at the monkeys in the trees in the town square. Fun to watch. Paul, our guide told us that the reason the monkeys like to hang out here is the grubs that live in the soil around town. So, he promptly found not only a live grub, but three grubs-on-a-stick to share. Only one taker. No, they don't taste like chicken, just chicken fat. Oh, and you don't eat the head, you spit it out!
The 'Hummingbird Park' was basically three hummingbird feeders on the deck of the restaurant! So, it gave us plenty of time to take a ton of pictures, hoping for the perfect hummingbird picture, below are the results.
After this, we continued on to Quito, finally hitting rain and hail. Serious rain and hail. But, once we got to our hotel, the storm had passed for a pleasant evening in this city of 3 million.
On the road, though, we had a real 'treat'. We stopped at a small town to look at the monkeys in the trees in the town square. Fun to watch. Paul, our guide told us that the reason the monkeys like to hang out here is the grubs that live in the soil around town. So, he promptly found not only a live grub, but three grubs-on-a-stick to share. Only one taker. No, they don't taste like chicken, just chicken fat. Oh, and you don't eat the head, you spit it out!
The 'Hummingbird Park' was basically three hummingbird feeders on the deck of the restaurant! So, it gave us plenty of time to take a ton of pictures, hoping for the perfect hummingbird picture, below are the results.
After this, we continued on to Quito, finally hitting rain and hail. Serious rain and hail. But, once we got to our hotel, the storm had passed for a pleasant evening in this city of 3 million.
Did you or Gloria try the grub??
ReplyDeleteHah, No we didn't. We were on the bus and place to throw up if it didn't go well!
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