This morning is so clear and beautiful, it's easy to forget why they call this a "wet forest". Hardly a cloud in the sky, and the parakeets were going nuts outside our window at 5:30 AM, as per usual. They sound a little like crows that early in the morning. We got to the station for breakfast early, and sat outside watching all the tropical birds flit around some banana chunks some one had strewn on the deck. The variety and color of them is astounding, and Kara could barely keep up with identifying them from her handy-dandy guide.

For breakfast: rice and beans as a main dish (as you could have guessed) and bug talk

In five minutes, we depart to start attracting and collecting bees. Don't worry, they're stingless! I would punch every bee in the face...