点评:It seems pointless to add to the superlatives here but we can’t say enough amazing things about our tour with Royer. We had originally booked a dusk tour with Ficus but they were very accommodating when we asked to change our trip to a “half-day” tour as our plans had changed. We met Royer near his house at 6 am, and he immediately took us to a beach area minutes away where we spent a couple of hours observing two and three toed sloths and squirrel monkeys. Royer is the consummate guide: his enthusiasm for his environment knows no bounds. He grew up in the area and has an impressive vocabulary of bird, animal and frog sounds that drew fauna to us for viewing…he is perfectly fluent in English which made for great conversations about the changes to the ecosystem that he loves so much. We also hiked the area where he grew up near Dos Brazos on the El Tigre river where we saw fiery-billed aracari toucans nesting, yellow-fronted toucans, red-capped manakins, poison dart frogs, spider monkeys and dozens of other birds. His knowledge of the forest trees and shrubs was equally impressive, with his knowledge of both latin and common names, as well as their uses and interdependence. Royer had a high powered spotting scope that he used to zero in on species and was adept at using our smartphones to take exceptional photos and videos of our finds, creating an amazing library of lasting impressions. We ended our day around 2 pm, spent but elated, and can’t wait to go out again with Royer again in the future.
翻译:在这里再多赞美似乎毫无意义,但我们无法用言语形容与 Royer 一起的旅行有多棒。我们原本预订了 Ficus 的黄昏之旅,但当我们要求将行程改为“半日游”时,他们非常乐于助人,因为我们的计划有变。我们早上 6 点在他家附近见到了 Royer,他立即带我们去了几分钟路程外的海滩区,我们在那里花了几个小时观察二趾树懒、三趾树懒和松鼠猴。Royer 是一位完美的导游:他对周围环境的热情无止境。他在这个地区长大,拥有丰富的鸟类、动物和青蛙声音词汇,这些声音吸引了我们来观赏动物……他的英语非常流利,这让我们能够就他非常喜爱的生态系统的变化进行精彩的对话。我们还徒步前往他长大的地方,靠近埃尔蒂格雷河上的 Dos Brazos,在那里我们看到了火嘴巨嘴鸟筑巢、黄额巨嘴鸟、红顶侏儒鸟、箭毒蛙、蜘蛛猴和许多其他鸟类。他对森林树木和灌木的了解同样令人印象深刻,他知道拉丁名和俗名,以及它们的用途和相互依存关系。罗耶有一个高倍望远镜,他用它来瞄准物种,并擅长使用我们的智能手机拍摄我们发现的精彩照片和视频,创造了一个令人惊叹的、令人印象深刻的图书馆。我们在下午 2 点左右结束了一天的行程,虽然精疲力竭,但兴高采烈,迫不及待地想在未来再次与罗耶一起出去。