Children with a cayuco

Here are some of the children of Punta Valiente who are not quite old enough to be in school leaning against a cayuco.

Blue sky

One of the little islands off of the Zapatilla Cayes. Always picturesque.

Full of grace

One of the scenes Susan found while walking around Bocas Town.

More color

More of the color on the streets of Bocas Town.

Three stooges

Here are three of the members of the lab team on their way to the dock to find some mischief.

Cool curling leaf

The way that these leaves curl and unfold is just amazing.

The map

Jay drew Jan and Susan a map for their kayaking adventures. They thought it was so great that they took a picture of it in case it got ruined in the water on their adventures.

Mean thorns

This plant has one of the greatest defense mechanisms I have seen. These are the kinds of thorns that you just do not want to touch. Ouch!

Yellow

One of the many beautiful plants around our grounds. Susan got a great shot of this one.

The colors of Bocas Town

It is so interesting to see Bocas Town through the eyes of our guests. They capture some of the most unique photos.

Red Frog on Leaf

Another beautiful poison dart frog. The colors of nature are so amazing.

Classroom full of children

A view into one of the classrooms at one of the villages in Punta Valiente. For a former principal, this was a great treat.

Hi!

Happy young lady.

Girl in uniform

Another beautiful child from Punta Valiente. This was a great adventure for our guests. Such a gorgeous place - beautiful people and beautiful views.

Precious child

What a precious child. It took her a few photos to warm up to the camera, but then she gave Jan some fabulous smiles.

Child in uniform

Here is one of the children from the Ngobe Bugle Comarca on Punta Valiente. What a precious young man.

Street vendor's bike

This guy was apparently off for the day. His bike is great!

Textiles...

These are some of the hammocks to be found in Bocas Town on Isla Colon from the street vendors. I love the bright colors.

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

It is very hard to capture the brilliant red of these frogs - nature has to work with you by giving you good lighting, etc. Today it worked really well with Jan.

Pixbae thorns up close

Here is a shot of one of the thorns on the pixbae palm up close. Not something you want to touch you - however very cool that nature gave this plant this kind of a defense mechanism.

From the edge

A great shot from the dock one sunny afternoon.

Conch shell

This shell is so pretty - Jan got a great image with this one.

Urchin

One of nature's wonders.

Candy corn

We affectionately call this flowering plant a candy corn. Appropriate for this time of year - even in the tropics!

Pixbae Palm

This beautiful picture captures a tree with some very long needle like spines. It has a nice potato like fruit that comes off of it, but beware of those spines. I know first hand.

Watch out

Tres was telling Miss Jan to watch out that he was going to get her... there were quite a few games played between these kids and that former principal.

Hmm, what is that?

Boty was obviously seriously studying something. Jan captured her expression so beautifully.

Tired dogs

This is after fetching for what was probably hours every single tiny coconut that could be found. All three of the yellow lab tea starters needed to take a break.

A child's fascination

Scott is delicately checking out the walking stick insect. He wants to learn more about it, but he doesn't want to hurt it.

Postcards from Tranquilo Bay

We are going to do a new series for November. Postcards from Tranquilo Bay - highlighting some of the shots that our guests have captured during their stay. This month I highlighted the work of two of our guests who are artists in their own right. One of the things they wanted to do on their vacation was capture some beautiful photographs - and they did.



Susan and Scott checking out a walking stick insect. Susan found this one and brought it to the main building for all of the children to see.