Author commentary + images & map + writing update

Chapter 13

Jul 30, 2023

∙ Paid

Top left shows a muddy brown river with an old tree branch on which a large brown heron stands. It's neck is striped orange and brown. Middle top - two long narrow boats lie resting on the muddy brown river bank. Tor right, a view from inside one of the boats showing seats lined in two columns down the middle of the boat. Each seat has an orange life jacket slung over the seat back. There are no windows. Middle left, an emerald green lizard with a long tail and horned ridges running over the top of its head and down its spine rests on a branch. Middle image shows a brown caiman slipping into the murky brown water off a muddy riverbank. Middle right shows two monkeys in the jungle canopy - one of them is reaching out its arm to the other. The monkeys are light brown on the top half and dark brown on the bottom. Bottom left - a view from a boat across a wide stretch of water to low buildings and an old tree still standing. Middle bottom, a river between an open area of reed on the right and on the left, the deep thick jungle vegetation. Bottom right, spray from a boat rises in front of the camera and behind the spray is a wide expanse of water across from a jungle scene with thick green vegetation. — Sights on the 'highway' from La Pavona to Tortuguero National Park

Author commentary

It’s such fun being able to take you on this journey and I’m so thrilled to be at the ‘main event’ - arriving in Tortuguero. This is the culmination of so many dreams and to finally arrive here is huge.

I wanted to communicate some of this excitement in the chapter as well as the awe I felt at every turn. To do that, I decided to write i…

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