After the cool evenings of Lake Attitlan, the heat in Monterrico was a shock to the system! It's on the Pacific coast with miles of empty black sand beaches and a haven to several different species of turtle that nest here each year. Amy was volunteering at a place that rescues the eggs from poachers then releases them back into the wild.
Just back from the beach is a protected area of mangroves, home to caimans, iguanas, terrapins and all sorts of cool birds. We were able to take a boat ride through some of it with a local guy, in a scheme to give the egg poachers an alternative source of income. It was really cool, the boat had to navigate through tangles of tree routes whilst we found a good spot to release an iguana then we continued on to a lake right in the middle. Unfortunately it was dry season so the boat couldn't go any further so we had to step out of the boat to carry on, but to our surprise the water barely covered the tops of our feet! The water was so murky we expected it to be at least to our knees, the bottom felt like carpet too, not muddy at all. From there we had a great view of some huge storks nesting in the trees, and the chance for a few piccies.
Next stop, is Antigua before heading on to Honduras!
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