Happy Anniversary Jim & Renee

Happy 17th Anniversary to Jim and Renee! Many more years of wedded bliss to follow.

Perfect Weekend View

Wishing each of you a wonderful weekend full of beautiful views such as this one.

Texture of Bocas

Ramon got this shot of just one of the different "textures" we find here in Bocas.

Brown Pelicans in Flight

Roots

Iguana Close Up

Ramon got some really incredible shots of this iguana. The texture of the scales on his skin is amazing.

Happy Birthday Boty!

Happy Birthday to our little girl. She is the princess of our place. She reigns over all of our hearts.

Tracks

Happy Birthday Jim!

Laying eggs

Catching a turtle laying eggs during daylight hours is almost impossible. Ramon caught this female in process. We are extremely fortunate to have these photos. Turtles around the globe this year have run into many challenges such as reality tv shows, oil spills, etc. So when this one returns to her nesting grounds out here on the Zapatilla Cayes unfettered by the other problems it is awesome. It is as it should be.

Weekend Birthdays

This weekend's birthdays include:

Jim's Mom - Gayle today
Jim's Brother - John tomorrow
Yohanny - tomorrow
Renee's step-mother - Monday

July is full of birthdays. There are more to come.

Framed

Magnificent Frigatebird in flight

Ramon and Natalia are spending two months at the Zapatilla Cayes this summer to transition the team who is taking over studying the turtles there. We saw both of them briefly over the weekend. Ramon spent the night with us upon returning from Costa Rica and Natalia came by to pick him up. Ramon picked a selection of his favorite photos from out at the cayes last month and gave them to me to share with you. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary!

We are celebrating a few special birthdays today. Jay's mom, who is here visiting us now, is having her birthday today. My dad, Charles, is also celebrating his birthday today. We had a special time with him during our recent vacation in Houston. And this month Tranquilo Bay celebrates its fifth anniversary. Hard to believe that we have been open for business for five years. Some times it seems like yesterday and then some days it feels like it has always been.

Celebrate Freedom

Well, we are all trying to get settled back into our routine. Vacations, business trips, etc. all occurred during the month of June. Little by little we are becoming reacquainted with our tranquilo life here in Bocas del Toro. We celebrate the freedom to choose our life this 4th of July. We celebrate our freedom from the normal day to day. We hope all of you celebrating the independence of the United States of America enjoy your day. For those of you in other locations or of other nationalities we wish you freedom.