Sunday 13^th January – Day at Sea.

Busy day for lectures again. Had port lectures for Cartagena, San Blas Islands and Balboa and the Panama Canal.

Turns out Voyager will be going through the locks at both ends of the canal in the dark…so the only way to actually see the canal is to book an excursion… Are we the only ones who are a bit cynical??

Anyway – we’ve booked the excursion, so less beer money now!

It was a random “formal night” on board tonight, but we didn't really bother and ate from the buffet and had another early night.

 

Monday 14^th January – Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.

Happy birthday Rebecca!

 

Free morning to explore Limon. Typical port – bustling, but not very attractive. Saw a sloth in a local park and kids wanted $1 for pointing it out!

Afternoon trip to the Del Monte Banana Plantation was interesting. The Tortuguero Canals were ok. Saw a lot of birds, sloths etc. bit didn’t really live up to the billing. All the villages on the banks were deserted. Apparently the people now make more money from tourism than fishing

       Man washing bananas to get rid of dirt etc

     He also managed to dislodge this Tarantula!!

 We watched Sloths swinging in the trees

And then listened to Paul “swinging” in the Lido Bar in the evening!!