Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys!

The last couple days have been overcast with thunderstorms, so I was pleased to wake up early this morning to partly cloudy skies. I set off early to do some more exploring before the rest of the island woke up.

At the other end of the beach, I had noticed another boardwalk similar to the one I checked out earlier this week. It curves around a stretch of rocks for a while, then ends at the Lighthouse Resort. I'm impressed with anyone who treks all the way there with their backpack or suitcase, as there's no road to get there, just the beach and the boardwalk.

On the way there, a cute red dog (who I named Clifford, of course) joined me on my trek. I was glad to have him along, because about halfway down the boardwalk he stopped, stared into the jungle and growled. After a minute I realized there were monkeys in the trees! Thank goodness for Clifford - if he hadn't been with me, I would have thought those funny noises were just birds and would never have spotted them.

More photos at http://babas.typepad.com/photos/my_gap_year/.

Comments

[Nicole]

Hey Barbara,

Glad you had a male companion on your beach walk by the name of Clifford, quite a cutie. Thanks for posting quite a few animal pics, not enough of you, though. Sounds like you've had quite a few ups and downs already, hope the blog provides a good outlet for you and connection to home. We're thinking of you. Enjoy that scenery, wow, those pics are beautiful.

[Judy Mathias]

Hi Barb,

Well, of course, I loved yesterday's pictures of the puppies and Clifford is absolutely adorable! I am learning so much looking through your blog. For instance, I just discovered that if I click on the little pictures, they actually enlarge. Imagine that! Overcast or not, it looks soooo beautiful there. Yoga is killing me. I feel like I have been put on a rack today, but it's only because I'm moving through it a little deeper each time and my tendons and ligaments are rebelling. We just were not meant to sit on our butts all day and stare at a computer screen. Your mom and I went to see Apocolypto (sp?) on Sunday. Now there is a heart pounder for you! Much of it was difficult to look at, but it was still an amazing movie. Bye for now.

Auntie Judy :-)

[Scott]

Clifford looks rabid... ;-)