the beach and the jungle

We wanted to be able to enjoy the beach and spend some time in the Ream National Park (the jungle). Since trekking through the jungle on our own sounded dangerous, especially during the rainy season, we decided to go on a boat tour of the area. We got to see a nice chunk of the river, and were able to trek through a half mile of jungle out to a beach. Everything is bigger in the jungle. The leaves are bigger, the bugs are bigger, the snakes our bigger. We didn't see any real animals to speak of except some termites, and a huge spider (picture left) which our guide said was very dangerous. When we got back to the boat, there was a delicious barbequed baracuda lunch waiting for us.

Otres beach is by-far our favorite. We've spent a few days surf-kayaking, body surfing, and soaking up both sun and rain on the comfy chairs at Daiquiris restaurant and bar. It's more like a small shack on the beach that a restaurant and bar, but the fruit shakes are delicious.
Our favorite spot: