sure doesn't feel like xmas

it definitely doesn't feel like xmas here in tenacatita. i was up at 6:30am sitting in my hammock to watch the sunrise and it was spectacular with vibrant colors so jim could sleep in. he'd been busy the night before getting us a xmas tree! we met scott and marlo for a dinghy ride into the jungle river which is really the mangroves here. armed with cameras and bug spray we had a delightful ride through the overgrown but well-maintained swamp. egrets and other birds were hidden among the bushes and it was a beautiful ride. we ended at playa escolleras which is a small village of palapas along the beach. we got back in time to make something to take to the cruisers' potluck on the beach and spent the balance of the day lounging and looking out at the ocean. it definitely didn't feel like xmas.