From the beach in Canoa to the dry tropical forest of Tabuga.
Anybody that has ever had the privilege of taking a night hike in the jungle knows just how exhilarating and creepy it can be. Most of the animals in the rainforest are nocturnal, so everything comes alive at night. The Surf Shak crew made it up to Reserve Lalo Loor to see nature up close and personal. After eating an amazing meal prepared by our chef Sr. Bigote we waited for the sun to go down to start our trek. Everybody equipped with head lights and flash lights we set out into the jungle, in the dark.
We saw snakes, lizards, frogs, butterflies, beetles and a bunch of other creepy crawlers. As Maija and I were walking along, she heard a rustling in the leaves. What we found was straight out of a scary movie. It was a purple tarantula, bigger than my entire hand. We didn’t notice at first but upon closer inspection the monster had a frog in the grip of his huge fangs. This was definitely the highlight of the evening, and I highly recommend visiting this special place.
Stop by the Surf Shak to book your trip to the Bosque Seco Lalo Loor.
Click on the pictures from Alex Johnson below to get a closer look.
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- The noise we heard was this guy hunting.
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- We didn’t notice the frog at this point
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- This thing was bigger than my hand
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- Frog for dinner
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- Rainforest
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- Big Spider
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- Snake on the Night Hike
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- Ecuadorian Pocket Knife
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- Spike Tree
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- Nice spider shot
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- Jane of the Jungle
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- Professional Camel Racer Compensates with Papaya
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- Intern’s new girlfriend.