(If you are reading this from Facebook, click view original post)Christmas Vacation is here! And it is time for me to catch up on some blogging. So, here is the third and final installment of pictures from the weekend trip to the San Barnardo Islands. We spent the night in the nearby town of Covenas, and spent the next day hanging out on the beach. After wondering up the beach a ways, we saw a place that offered canoe rides up an inlet to see mangroves and garzas. I had read about mangrove forests, but had definately never seen them. They are trees that grow along tropical coastlines and help prevent erosion.
Right outside our hotel in Coveñas.
La playa
Elizabeth paddling us into the unknown. (Actually we had a guide who did most of the paddling)
Mangrove roots extending down towards the water. Because they grew in saltwater, the roots are adapted to breathe air. Reflection of the roots.
Entering the tunnels of mangroves! We saw lots of crabs and shellfish in the roots. I couldn't get a good picture of them though.Garzas 
Eating a mango con sal on the beach.
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