Laguna Guaymoreto...

Not far from the town of Trujillo is Laguna Guaymoreto, a beautiful lagoon, host to countless species of birds. Laurenn and I hired a German guide called Paul who runs an outfit called "Turtle Tours". We drove to the lagoon in his four wheel drive jeep which was just as well, because no regular auto would have been able to navigate those swampy roads.

	We boarded his canoe and pushed from shore. The lagoon was as smooth as a mirror and the enclosing mangrove trees gave one the impression of silently gliding through a huge cathedral. We fell quite silent.
Racoon. These critters seem to have populated the World...
	Water seemed to seep from every pore of soil and the not so unpleasent smell of dank decay was everywhere...
Laurenn slaves away with the paddle while I sit back and shoot video...
	This stork refused to budge as our canoe glided past...