Having ‘finished’ candidacy exams, I’m in San Jose and will be traveling to Palo Verde tomorrow morning with Boa.  From what I’ve heard, the wetland at Palo Verde is relatively low for this time of year (it should be nearly double what it is currently [waist height]) and is full of thick vegetation.  I hope I’m physically prepared to chop through 6 km of wetland vegetation tomorrow afternoon…

This photograph was taken soon after the wetland started filling.  I will try to get a similar photo for comparison…