Ramon took the opportunity to capture life on the Zapatilla Cayes when he and Natalia were stationed there. This month we will showcase a group of his photos. We have many birds and beautiful sites from out at the islands in the Bastimentos Marine National Park. So few people have the opportunity to spend the night there so these photos are very special. Enjoy.

Here are some of the children of Punta Valiente who are not quite old enough to be in school leaning against a cayuco.

One of the little islands off of the Zapatilla Cayes. Always picturesque.

One of the scenes Susan found while walking around Bocas Town.

More of the color on the streets of Bocas Town.

Here are three of the members of the lab team on their way to the dock to find some mischief.

The way that these leaves curl and unfold is just amazing.

Jay drew Jan and Susan a map for their kayaking adventures. They thought it was so great that they took a picture of it in case it got ruined in the water on their adventures.

This plant has one of the greatest defense mechanisms I have seen. These are the kinds of thorns that you just do not want to touch. Ouch!

One of the many beautiful plants around our grounds. Susan got a great shot of this one.

It is so interesting to see Bocas Town through the eyes of our guests. They capture some of the most unique photos.

Another beautiful poison dart frog. The colors of nature are so amazing.

A view into one of the classrooms at one of the villages in Punta Valiente. For a former principal, this was a great treat.

Happy young lady.

Another beautiful child from Punta Valiente. This was a great adventure for our guests. Such a gorgeous place - beautiful people and beautiful views.

What a precious child. It took her a few photos to warm up to the camera, but then she gave Jan some fabulous smiles.

Here is one of the children from the Ngobe Bugle Comarca on Punta Valiente. What a precious young man.

This guy was apparently off for the day. His bike is great!

These are some of the hammocks to be found in Bocas Town on Isla Colon from the street vendors. I love the bright colors.

It is very hard to capture the brilliant red of these frogs - nature has to work with you by giving you good lighting, etc. Today it worked really well with Jan.

Here is a shot of one of the thorns on the pixbae palm up close. Not something you want to touch you - however very cool that nature gave this plant this kind of a defense mechanism.

A great shot from the dock one sunny afternoon.

This shell is so pretty - Jan got a great image with this one.

One of nature's wonders.

We affectionately call this flowering plant a candy corn. Appropriate for this time of year - even in the tropics!

This beautiful picture captures a tree with some very long needle like spines. It has a nice potato like fruit that comes off of it, but beware of those spines. I know first hand.

Tres was telling Miss Jan to watch out that he was going to get her... there were quite a few games played between these kids and that former principal.

Boty was obviously seriously studying something. Jan captured her expression so beautifully.

This is after fetching for what was probably hours every single tiny coconut that could be found. All three of the yellow lab tea starters needed to take a break.

Scott is delicately checking out the walking stick insect. He wants to learn more about it, but he doesn't want to hurt it.

We are going to do a new series for November. Postcards from Tranquilo Bay - highlighting some of the shots that our guests have captured during their stay. This month I highlighted the work of two of our guests who are artists in their own right. One of the things they wanted to do on their vacation was capture some beautiful photographs - and they did.



Susan and Scott checking out a walking stick insect. Susan found this one and brought it to the main building for all of the children to see.