A pineapple plantation appeared to be the gateway to the cruise
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The bus trip passed a pineapple factory
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The bus trip passed a ramshackle house
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The bus trip passed pineapple plants being planted
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The tour company provided a wide range of tours
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Workers scrambled to start a tractor
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At long last, wetlands and birds
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Birds seen were Northern Jacanas, a Roseate
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The bus trip ended at the El Caimán Restaurant and Bar
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The El Caimán was typically open to the air
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The boat reminded us of a Disney attraction
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A single-lane automobile bridge crossed the river
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The first animal seen was a dragonfly on a seat back
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On the shore was seen a Green Basilisk
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Five tourists, a guide and pilot made for a pleasant group
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A line of bats masquerades as a poisonous snake
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They wiggle and flutter when approached (as by the boat)
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A Green Basilisk pretended to be part of a bush
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Two Mangrove Swallows waited on a log mid-stream
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A Neotropic Cormorant was barely visible in the shadows
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A second dragonfly visited the boat
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The river, if followed all the way, would end at Nicaragua
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A caiman made a hasty retreat at river's edge
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Two Mangrove Swallows sang on twigs mid-river
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A tree leaned gracefully over the river
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The cruise ended at formerly fenced wetlands
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Bryan and Terry weathered yet another jungle adventure
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The guide Jaime could spot the most invisible birds
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The couple from Chile spoke no English but were a delight
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The boat pilot was also excellent at spotting wildlife
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The man from Tokyo was surprised by a large grasshopper
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The trip ended back at the restaurant grounds
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Some flowers appeared to have teeth
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The man from Tokyo explored the grounds after lunch
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On the drive back we saw yet more wetland birds
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Among them were a Spoonbill and a Great Egret
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