We started the day with viewing from the verandah as Asa Wright at 6:30 am. We are getting better a bit with identifying the pairs of Honeycreepers, Euphonias, Tanagers and Thrushes to name a few of the many birds that are so delightful at the sun's rising here. It is really wonderful.
Everyone slept last night and this morning it is warm and the sky is blue. Mahase was ready for us at 8:30 am to leave to travel and bird along the Blanchisseuse Roadway and have lunch at Brasso Secco Paria along with a coca to chocolate demonstration by farmers at Brass Secco. We hit many of the target birds, with Common Hawk Eagle and Collared Trogran and Blue Headed Parrots and many others.
After lunch we traveled up the road a bit further and then turned around to return to Asa Wright by 5 pm. While the outbound journey was stop and go and I was feeling fine, the return journey, once we started, was all in one shot and I was nauseated on the trip home. It was a long drive.... A hot tea once we returned brought me back to feeling better. I am not sure what I will do tomorrow as the drive is 1.5 hours, but I want to go.
We had the Ferruginous Pygmy Owl and the Spectacled Owl which was great. We had a great day and we are all tired from the day. In the hills, the air was coolish as long as one stayed in the shade but once we got down to the town to the valley it was hot. Lunch was very good and we had homemade Chocolate ice cream using the processed coco locally. Plus we had taste testing of the various stages of the coco process.
I am typing this out on the verandah where the internet is available and it is night now and the bugs are coming out so much make this brief and will edit tomorrow. I don't want any bites and I am covered but it is just going to get more buggy here.
Barbr is doing fine her and Peggy and Brenda have recovered from their travel day and are doing great.
Barbs, Brenda & Peggy
Everyone slept last night and this morning it is warm and the sky is blue. Mahase was ready for us at 8:30 am to leave to travel and bird along the Blanchisseuse Roadway and have lunch at Brasso Secco Paria along with a coca to chocolate demonstration by farmers at Brass Secco. We hit many of the target birds, with Common Hawk Eagle and Collared Trogran and Blue Headed Parrots and many others.
After lunch we traveled up the road a bit further and then turned around to return to Asa Wright by 5 pm. While the outbound journey was stop and go and I was feeling fine, the return journey, once we started, was all in one shot and I was nauseated on the trip home. It was a long drive.... A hot tea once we returned brought me back to feeling better. I am not sure what I will do tomorrow as the drive is 1.5 hours, but I want to go.
We had the Ferruginous Pygmy Owl and the Spectacled Owl which was great. We had a great day and we are all tired from the day. In the hills, the air was coolish as long as one stayed in the shade but once we got down to the town to the valley it was hot. Lunch was very good and we had homemade Chocolate ice cream using the processed coco locally. Plus we had taste testing of the various stages of the coco process.
I am typing this out on the verandah where the internet is available and it is night now and the bugs are coming out so much make this brief and will edit tomorrow. I don't want any bites and I am covered but it is just going to get more buggy here.
Barbr is doing fine her and Peggy and Brenda have recovered from their travel day and are doing great.
Barbs, Brenda & Peggy
You are having a grand time and it is so interesting to see all photos you are sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteHope the rest of your travels and discoveries continue to be successful .