Robbin’s Journey

We went to a Scarlet Macaw Sanctuary! It was amazing. Lots of parrots and other Costa Rican animals. But wait there’s more! We also enjoyed a boat ride where we saw wildlife including monkeys and one crocodile!

Next we got on a boat at the Costa Rica Yacht Club marina. We tooled around passed mangroves, sighting animals along the way. We saw about four different capuchin monkeys, however, I don’t seem to have a good photo.

I was able to view the crocodile scrambling into the water. So I did see one! Yeah! …meanwhile I am sitting in a tiny boat without windows!!! 🐊🤔😳😟 I stopped resting my elbow on the hull. 😉😉😅

Our guide, Omar, mentioned several interesting facts. 1. Students must score high enough to advance to the next grade. School children who don’t behave, automatically repeat their grade level, even if they’re passing their subjects. 3. All students are learning English in school already but will also start learning mandarin in 1-2 years. 4. The national bird of Costa Rica is a robin! 😎😎😎🦜🦜🦜 (no robin emoji available!, wouldn’t you know it!😜😜😜) 5. The mangroves are from Africa. 6. If one doesn’t work, one doesn’t eat. Or as Omar put it “No work, no eat!” Therefore, Costa Rica has very low unemployment. 7. Bureaucracy and democracy go together. That’s one I knew already! 😉😉😉

May the fourth be with you, tomorrow. Happy Star Wars Day! ⭐️✨🌟🤩🤩🤩🎥🎥🎥🎬🎬🎬🍿🍿🍿