Sunday, February 23, 2014

Farewell Barro Colorado Island

It has certainly been an adventure! I met gracious and brilliant people, learned about a new culture, enjoyed delicious local cuisine, and made memories tip-toeing around to catch brief glimpses of amazing rainforest plants and animals. The fascinating sights, sounds, and smells will also be with me. Goodbye Barro Colorado Island!
Smithsonian Research Institute from docks

Our dorm room

Stairs, stairs and more stairs!


Research Lab

Dining Hall

Welcome to the Island

60 of us shared 2 locations of bottled water.


Insects du Jour

Scientists place a bright light and large white plastic sheets onto this outdoor lab to see what types of interesting insects come to hang out. I found the moths to be very interesting.