Description: We didn't just act like lazy bums while at Morgan's Rock. We hiked around the forest one morning where we saw a few white-faced monkeys across the shrimp farm. We used the body boards when the waves were strong enough. Unfortunately, the estuary was too dry to kayak and it was too windy in the season to go fishing with the staff.
Our favorite activity, though, was the night walk with Juan. We signed up early in the day for a 6pm start and it took about an hour and a half to go around the premises of the hacienda. We saw all kinds of animals in the dark with the help of a flashlight. There were snakes, scorpions, bats, spiders, sleeping birds and butterflies, and stinky howler monkeys.
When it started to smell like cow poop, Juan howled to attract them. We ran as soon as they responded because they apparently throw their poop to scare you away. We were laughing so hard, we also scared the bats and the sleeping birds on the trees.
When we first met Juan at the main lodge, he looked down at my feet and suggested that I wear my hiking boots instead of my flip-flops. I didn't follow his advice until he mentioned the scorpions along the way. There were plenty of them on the dirt road. Even though the tour was really just a walk, my boots protected me from the animals of the forest.
Juan has been working at Morgan's Rock for more than a year. He's been doing the night walk tour and it showed. He knows all the animals' names and he had a lot of interesting tidbits about all of them. We had a question about a snake we saw near our bungalow and he was able to name and confirm it by checking his picture book. (A non-poisonous ribbon green snake.)
We learned a lot about our cohabitants during our tour. And when you educate yourself about your surroundings, you're more inclined to take care of it.
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