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We've been locked in before too, and do not like it one bit. And the owners don't like getting waked up early to let us out either, but that's the deal.
3 years agoGreat identifying on all these, Bill. Sorry for any that are too easy, or repetitive!
3 years agoI think we have some somewhat more positive memories even from 2008, when we came through by chicken bus.
3 years agoRe-reading our blog from Yucatan in 2017, we find ourselves noting the dry toast and coffee debacles then as well. I think it is the Mexicans carrying the French coffee and croissant idea to the extreme. Yes, for breakfast we need to be in Germany!
3 years agoI would agree … I was thinking 0.5 out of 10 for this spread. Definitely negative territory if you walk away from it or if one gets sick eating it. Remember those German spreads!
3 years agoLooks like Bougainvillea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea
Looks like taro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro
Might be a roadside hawk... but hawks are so variable and I have such a hard time with them, the ID is suspect.
https://ebird.org/species/roahaw
Looks like a little blue heron.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Little_Blue_Heron/id
Looks like a great egret.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Egret/id
Looks like a limpkin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpkin
Wasp nest. If you zoom in on the top left of it, you can make out some to the right of the brownish part.
Tropical termites and ants also make similar nests in trees due to shallow groundwater.
Bird nest. Probably a cacique.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacique_(bird)
That must have been a record for getting Bill to ID plants and animals! The poor guy must be exhausted. I’m going to have to up my « mystery plant and animals » game when we get back on the road next spring. Great writing, by the way!
3 years ago
Some may be repetitive, but just remember the 3 rules of memorization:
3 years ago1. Repetition, 2, repetition and 3, repetition... If I do it often enough, I should be able to actually remember and not just recognize.
Thanks for the nature pictures! They never get old! Besides, it is nice to come across one here and there that I actually know!