Today is Friday, April 12; 2019. How do I know it is Friday, because the elevator told me so. Every day they change the rug. The date: I had to look on the When and Where plan of the day.
It is early afternoon and this morning we had an excellent talk about the history of the Panama Canal. In the 1900s the cost was above 600,000,000 (million) and claimed approximately 37,000 lives. It also saves about 21 days instead of sailing around South America. The Panama Canal was a gleam in the Spanish king’s eye when Balboa first came to the Americas in the 1400s. However it was 400 + years before the digging actually began.
Yesterday we we were in Costa Rica. Jann and Pete and Ron and I hired a guide and he took us to some really neat places. The red macaw is the state bird. Ron is using his telephoto lense on his phone and got these in the trees. They were about 50 feet up and it was a rather shady area, so this picture is excellent. We love it.
We stopped by several places where he showed us trees that were popular in Costa Rica. Here is a cashew tree. The flower is red and the seed is the nut we eat.
Look closely at what Jann is holding. It looks like an ear. It is the seed of a tree, nationally called, “the ear tree.”
We stopped at a park where young people were dancing. April 11 is a holiday for Costa Rican’s.
This tree blossoms once a month at the full moon.
This is a purple jacaranda
This is the country’s national tree. I cannot remember it’s name.
Rich and Pat had their picture taken while in the rain forest in Costa Rica.
Thanks for viewing. I would recommend this Panama Cruise to anyone who loves history, among loving other things.
Stay healthy and i’ll try to get pictures as we make our trans canal sailing tomorrow.
Sue Biggs