Pic of a caiman catching some sun. Was started out in the first boat tour pretty early that morning, 8 a.m., and the lodge where we were staying in Tortuguero National Park was just back around the bend.
These guys love sitting out in the sun, and there aren't many predators of them in the park. The thing I love about this pic is the shadow on his eye that makes it look like he's sneaking a peek behind him to attack someone.
The sun was out in full force to start the day, and it was already 85 degrees and humid, so naturally I sweat off all of the sunscreen on my face and neck. Forgot to bring a hat (bought one later), so I got burned on my face, neck, ears, etc. pretty badly. Peeled just 2 days later. Totally worth it for these boat trips (we took three total that day, the others under overcast skies, each about 1.5-2 hours, and to different locales).
