Nicaragua/Panama

The last day i. Granada started early with a Kayak Tour through the Isletas de Granada.
The 6am start allows catching night active wildlife and more wildlife in general - as not only can you access the more shallow water where the big boats don’t go, the tour boats only start after you are already back at 9am.

I went with Vladimir Kayak Boat that was recommended to my by a couple that had spent the last 10 Winters in Granada. (A good lesson to always speak to people in restaurants or at bars. I find it fascinating that every time I travel alone I end up meeting many more people then when not).

I got a private tour all by myself this morning. Vladimir knew about all the birds, seeing or hearing them. There were so many I can’t remember all of them but here is a list of things we saw:
- kingfishers (green and yellow)
- harold’s (even the grey that is here for migration)
- an osprey feeding (also migrated here)
- vulchers
- bats hanging out on a tree (look for the picture that looks like leaves on a tree)
- an otter!!
- howling monkeys with a baby
- sparrows
- several magpies of different colors
- black kormoran (also migrating)
- the guardabarranco and another “national bird” who’s name I forgot
and many more.

After the long paddle back I was glad to get dropped off at the hotel I had conveniently picked right by Kathy’s Waffle House - and for a looong time I got crunchy waffles with blueberries again.

Happy!
Now I’ll take a shower, pack and head out for a last tour of the city. 🙌🏽En savoir plus