Still playing catch-up here. Here's a bit more on the Lodge we stayed at in the Jungle. We chose to stay at Moonracer Farm after visiting their website, www.moonracerfarm.com, and reading some of their blog. It looked like a nice place and they seemed like nice people. We had no idea how much we would like the place and the hosts, Tom & Marge.
Here are some photos of the place. They also have several horses and 3 dogs - 1 potlicker (local dog) and 2 Jack Russel's. Having the dogs there made us feel at home as they were friendly and liked a good petting. Each morning they walk the horses out to a clearing in the jungle, tie them to a tree and let them eat grass. They say the locals tell them their horses are too fat!
The first evening we were there, there was a loud bunch of squawking overhead - a flock of green parots were flying over. Seems like they only made all the racket when they were flying - and they flew over early every morning and at dusk every evening. There were tons of birds and butterflies and all sorts of furry creatures we don't have at home.
Tom & Marge Gallagher are from NY state. They owned a farm where they took in unwanted horses and dogs and it snowed there! They have adapted to the tropics very well - though Tom did mention something about excessive sweat! It's the rainy season now and it rained most afternoons and cooled it down substantially. A cool shower before going to bed felt very good and it was comfortable in the morning.
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