Hello people, I'm reporting from Panama and having a great time. The first place we went was Los Quetzales Lodge. The owner, Carlos, was really nice and when we got there, he showed us around and told us everything about the place. Carlos then took us to his barn, where there were ten little puppies. They were labs and they were absolutely adorable. They were only a month old and sooooooooo cute. It was fun because we got to hold and pet them. They would also bite your ankles because they were teething (but it didn't hurt).
Our guide was named Jonathan and although he didn't speak that much
English, he was really nice and knew every type of bird in Panama. When
we got to our cabin, we found out it had no electricity. We didn't mind
because they had a fireplace and since we were in a cloud forest, it
got cold enough that we needed a fire at night. But the really cool
thing about the cabin was that quetzal birds were common in this area,
so in the morning we would look and try to find them. Tyler found a lot
of them and most of our quetzal sightings were right from our room.
One
of the days we were at Los Quetzales, Carlos brought us to a place
where this lady was taking care of injured ocelots, which are a type of
wildcat from Panama. It is really cool looking and beautiful with its
spots. She showed us one of the ocelots that was pregnant and was about
to give birth any day ... I'm sure that will be a cute baby.
Carlos
also brought us to a farm where they milk cows! We got to try it and it
was fun, but I'm not that good at it, so I guess when I grow up, I'm
not going to be a farmer. I loved Los Quetzales and hope to come back
again.
Our last stop of the trip was to an island called Bastimentos and that is where our friend Greg has a hut. It was a real open-air hut with no electricity and no bathroom, so you had to dig a hole and go ... you know what. Then you filled it in with sand. Not that nice right, but it was the only way. And you might wonder how we got our food. Right, we got all of our food before hand. Any food that needed to stay cold was put in a huge cooler and in the cooler there were three BIG blocks of ice. Those three pieces of ice lasted us for days, so it worked really well.
On our first day in Bastimentos we just chilled and had fun. Usually we would relax in the morning and do some school work. Then we would do something fun in the afternoon. One day we went to a place called Coral Cay where there was some great snorkeling. We even went to a dock where we saw a stingray and big barracuda. To snorkel we had to climb down the ladder on the dock and when we wanted to get out of the water, the barracuda was guarding the ladder! We waited a little while and then it went away and we got out quick.
On our last day we went to the village where our new friend Joey lives. Joey is native to the island and helps Greg take care of his place when he's not there. There are about 450 indigenous people who live on Bastimentos and otherwise, most of the island is part of a national marine park. Joey and his family were really nice and we got to meet his brother George and have dinner at his parent's house. We had a special farewell feast of seafood that Joey caught that day.
I loved Panama and I hope I can come back. And our next stop is ... HOME!
One
of the days we were at Los Quetzales, Carlos brought us to a place
where this lady was taking care of injured ocelots, which are a type of
wildcat from Panama. It is really cool looking and beautiful with its
spots. She showed us one of the ocelots that was pregnant and was about
to give birth any day ... I'm sure that will be a cute baby.Carlos
also brought us to a farm where they milk cows! We got to try it and it
was fun, but I'm not that good at it, so I guess when I grow up, I'm
not going to be a farmer. I loved Los Quetzales and hope to come back
again.Our last stop of the trip was to an island called Bastimentos and that is where our friend Greg has a hut. It was a real open-air hut with no electricity and no bathroom, so you had to dig a hole and go ... you know what. Then you filled it in with sand. Not that nice right, but it was the only way. And you might wonder how we got our food. Right, we got all of our food before hand. Any food that needed to stay cold was put in a huge cooler and in the cooler there were three BIG blocks of ice. Those three pieces of ice lasted us for days, so it worked really well.
On our first day in Bastimentos we just chilled and had fun. Usually we would relax in the morning and do some school work. Then we would do something fun in the afternoon. One day we went to a place called Coral Cay where there was some great snorkeling. We even went to a dock where we saw a stingray and big barracuda. To snorkel we had to climb down the ladder on the dock and when we wanted to get out of the water, the barracuda was guarding the ladder! We waited a little while and then it went away and we got out quick.
On our last day we went to the village where our new friend Joey lives. Joey is native to the island and helps Greg take care of his place when he's not there. There are about 450 indigenous people who live on Bastimentos and otherwise, most of the island is part of a national marine park. Joey and his family were really nice and we got to meet his brother George and have dinner at his parent's house. We had a special farewell feast of seafood that Joey caught that day.
I loved Panama and I hope I can come back. And our next stop is ... HOME!
Hey i'm new to national geographic.you must have loved your adventure.puppies are the coolest right i love puppies they are so awesome!!!!!!well rock on(pups rule).
That puppy is soooooo cute!! It reminds me of my aunt's puppy when he was little!
Hey, Stefan are you on your plane home yet? Also that's a cool picture of that ocelot! I wonder when it will give birth...
I like your photo so much
I'm an adult from China if fact
but i like this website so much so i registered.
OMG toooo cute!!
wow.
Amazing!!
I'm Korean person.
Hi^-^;;;
That trip looks really amazing. I'm living in SINGAPORE right now and coming from the USA I have to say it's truly awesome.
A couple things you probably don't know about Singapore:
1. In Singapore there's the world's largest ferris-wheel.
2. Singapore is nearly on the equator(if you come you should bring at least 3/4 a bottle of sunscreen/sunblock if you visit since a lot of americans don't trust some asian brands.)
SORRY iT WAS REALLY LONG
I am new on national geographic my name is amer and the pups were omg .
that was so cool what you got to do.
do you think after seeing that cute dog you might get dog.
hey i like what you did with the animals it was really cool i have animals also i have a chinchilla a dog a tortis a bird 4 water turtles 2 ducks and lots of fish my cousin lives on a farm my family tried to save 2 dogs my family likes animals a lot i am a vegatarian and that is all by
Hi! Im knew on national geographic and i just have one question. Did you guys get to go to Aruba and Puerto Rico? Im from both but I speak English. Aruba is near south America and Puerto Rico is right near Cuba. I was just wondering because it would be cool to have someone know what my home towns are like!
i think your dog is so cute what kind is it i did not get time to read about it bye
the puppy is soooo cute. i will steal that puppy if i have to. i really want a puppy. if you get this comment please reply back,and tell me where you were when you were with the puppy.i want to know.is it a girl puppy or a boy? tell me all about the puppy. if it has babies can i have one?
i think it's so cooooool
hey im BORED and ur trip looks like alot of fun ...
hey i like your puppy hey looks like my freinds puppy
The puppy is sooooooooo cute!!!!! Do u lik taking pics or is that ur brother? Im new to this site. I just joined lik a minute ago.But ur 8 and im 10 so peace!
like your dog I have one just like it
Oh!!! That pup is adorable !
That is such a cute puppy. I wish that i could pet it.
What a great expirance man. I wish I could do that
i luv the adorable little pupies...lol...they are so cuteeeeee!!!
love the puppy!!! labs are my favorite!I want to go to Panama
I loved how you explaned it and I love the animals they are so cute. I love animals and i loved looking at your picturers that was a really good website or blog goodbye
I think that was really nice of you!
cute puppy
I love the dog.I wish I could have a dog just like it.
Those puppies are sooooo cute.I used to have a black lab but it died last year.
I liked the last picture.
I wish I could go there.
hey ur puppy iz so cute! I wish i could meet him!
Panama sounds great & fun!
so you are in to animals so am I so peace out.
hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cool
hey are you done your blog ....... grrrrrrrrrrrr if you are I'll be sad.
Awwwww its sad its all over
sooooooooooooooo cute! id love 2 have that doggie!i dont have any pets though.
that is SUCH a cute dog but my parents won't let me have one
thats the most cutest dog ever
that puppy looed so cute and wat kind of dog was it.