On our way to land through the mangroves, we saw a school of rays.
The mangroves, looking back at our boat.
The mangroves were growing straight out of the lava.
The newest lava does not have much growing out of it.
This is a lava cactus, one of the first pioneer species to live on the lava.
This is a candelabra cactus. They come a bit later.
This is a closeup of the candelabra cactus.
They make these red fruit.
There were also painted locusts, which the lava lizards eat.
Apparently we will be plagued by locusts wherever we go.
We visited a lake with lots of flamingos.
They were very pink.
They were fishing for shrimp.
And only poked their heads up occasionally to breathe.
They look funny sleeping.
And scratching.
Kerri is running out of things to say about flamingos.
But she likes flamingos.
They are pink and funny looking.
And she’s not allowed to put in pictures of flamingos if she has nothing to say about them.
This flamingo is totally different from the ones above.
Look, this picture also has ducks!
Really like all the pics of the flamingos cuz they’re pink and funny looking and cuz they’re pink 😉
The flamingo in flight
is an unusual sight.
His legs are too long,
his neck is too tight,
his beak is too upward,
his knees are on backward;
he looks much to flimsy
in his dress of pink whimsy.
Must be close to six feet –
(could be something he eats).
You now must agree,
my statement is true –
the flamingo in flight
is an exceptional sight!