The second tour we went on was called the Eco Canal. We boarded some boats at the mouth of the Chagres River and sailed through Gatun Lake (the lake in the middle of the Panama Canal). It was a nice boat ride and we had pretty sweet life jackets on too.
We saw huge ships being guided by tug boats through the lake. It was pretty cool to see.
After a 20 min ride we stopped at the Island of Silence (one of many islands in the middle of Gatun Lake) to relax and have lunch. When we got done with our lunch Brian decided we should explore the island a little bit. We found a little trail just off from the lunch area so we went for a short walk. It was pretty cool how dense this little area of rainforest was.
After our little walk we joined the group again just as they were getting ready to leave. Our next stop was feeding wild monkeys on another island in the middle of the lake. The second we pulled up to the island monkeys came swinging from all over when they heard the engines of the boats. They were obviously used to being fed when the boats came around. We didn't get a picture of it but one monkey ran across the canopy of our boat and reached down to me, while making a cute monkey noise, beckoning me to hand him the muffin in my hand. I reached up and gave it to him and he ran off into the trees to enjoy his earnings. You can kind of see him holding the muffin in his hand.
Next we got to see a real live sloth climbing a tree. Hopefully you can pick him out in this picture. He's basically in the middle but he blends with tree really well.
Just after that Brian caught this neat picture of a falcon taking flight.
We also saw a bunch of iguanas sitting on branches just basking in the sun. On our way back to the tour bus we also got to see a crocodile just off the shore of the canal. I think that was the first one I've seen that wasn't in a zoo.
All in all it was a pretty neat tour and the views were amazing. Panama really is a pretty country.
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