
Jacaranda Journey




Rare pearl from Las Perlas owned by Elizabeth Taylor

The inhabitants of Isla Casayo sell pearls to tourists

Old Pearling submarine built in 1865

Abandoned on Isla San Telmo because of decompression problems


White sand beaches

Oystercatchers


Green on the top, blue underneath - filled the sky with colored streaks

Nesting pelicans




Jacaranda at the far left




Illegal, but part of an islander's subsistence diet

Fish strips and iguana eggs drying in the sun



Provisioning for gasoline and bread




Chuck investigating a fish boil with birds diving


Prevented us from swimming


Floating downriver with SV Dignity

Chuck fishing in a pool fed by a waterfall (foreground)

Moths and butterflies mud puddle to get minerals from the soil

Little Blue Heron and Ibis


The owner of the island just lets a fishing line down from his home.

Chuck caught 2 sierras - one for us and one for an ARC boat anchored nearby


Smoked Monkey Island, off Isla San Jose Fishing resort in background

Fishing resort


La Ensenada village

La Ensenada village

La Ensenada village

Young man preparing his rooster for a cock fight in La Ensenada village


Egrets

