Burt picked us up at 7 am sharp and took us to the market next to the bus stop for a local breakfast. We then drove to Jaguar Paw for some cave tubing. Choco, a local Mayan, was our guide. It was just the three of us! They get hit with the cruise ship crowds and can have hundreds of people going out so that was a treat. Was a cool adventure.
After we finished and dried off we headed to the zoo. Burt worked there for 10 years and knew everyone. We got the VIP tour! The jaguar is Junior and his mother abandoned him so he was hand fed as a kitten. He is very tame (I didn't know this when I noticed the electric fence in his pen was not working) and for $50 you could have a one-on-one encounter with him in the pen. We didn't have enough time, but the Director of the zoo had him perform a few tricks to our amusement.
After the zoo it was time to head to the airport. We stopped at a roadside stand for one last local lunch of stew chicken with rice and beans (as well as potato salad) then we were off to the airport.
1 comment:
Sounds like a great time Zig. Norma and I will be out west next April for a month or so just traveling. Keep enjoying life my friend.
JP
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