Parque Ecoturistico, Manglares de Dzinitun

There's always something new to see or do in Celestun.  Carlos took us on a bicycle tour into the Manglares de Dzinitun to see the site where the flamingos come in to rest for the night.

We started about an hour before sunset, riding south through the Manglares between the Ria and some inlets.  The first part of the ride was pretty easy, following a narrow, sand path through the Manglares.  

I spotted this brilliantly coloured Oriole perched on a stump in this "petrified forest" area.  A change in the tides killed off all of the trees in this area, leaving a foreign landscape, interesting for photography.

We reached a point where we had to cross through thicker vegetation and so left the bikes behind to walk along this boardwalk.  It is very uneven and rickety, with loose and broken boards, crossing over swampy areas and winding its way through the manglares to the Ria.

Carlos, Marie-Francoise and Chris at the Ria

Walking on the boardwalk through the manglares we made our way back from the Ria to where we left our bikes behind.

We reached the flamingo bedroom just as the sun was setting.  They have a boardwalk built out into the inlet with a small seating area under a palapa out in the water.  As we were very close to the flamingos, we had to walk very slowly and quietly to avoid spooking them.

Carlos, Marie Francoise and Chris at the flamingo viewing station

Leaving the flamingo viewing area

Walking our bikes across the boardwalk

Sunset over the "petrified forest"