Thursday's Flamingos

I just had to post this picture from our trip to Celestun on Thursday. I like the effect of having the picture within a circle. I do have "close" photos of the birds from our time spent in Celestun that you will get to see later. I would have to say that though we got way closer to the flamingos, the rest of the experience was significantly below that of our time at Rio Lagartos. At Celestun it was more expensive for less time and there were hardly any birds available to photograph. If we saw six different birds, even at distance, we were lucky. There was a boat drive through a mangrove swamp which was short but nicer than the one we did at San Crisanto with Roger and Suzanne. Yet, it was good enough because of the opportunity to get a LOT closer to the flamingos.

Ottawa did it again, win against the Islanders. It seems they have one of the best win-loss records in the NHL since getting a new coach, Comrie and Campoli. It's unlikely that they could get into the playoffs even if they continued this level of play to the end of the season though. Next year country.

Yesterday's morning walk took us more than three hours as we headed out passed our usual turn around point to follow an old dirt and stone road up to the point where it was destroyed by a hurricane. It was interesting to see the road and the destruction. I did get a few photos on the walk of a few interesting views, birds and the bridge. If I don't take a more compelling photo today, tomorrow morning I will post one of these photos.

Yesterday morning's dawn was overcast. Since people we knew were heading to Dzibilchaltun for the opportunity to experience the vernal equinox with the sun coming through the opening of the Seven Dolls Temple, it was a bust. We were told that the park openned its gates at 4:00 AM to let in all the people who wanted to be there for the experience. We chose not to go because of crowds. Man we were smart.