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Resting Hill, Shropshire.

nobody@ipernity.com (Adrian Jones) — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:00:08 +0000

Resting Hill in Shropshire just before sunset.

20 Radisson Summit Hotel Entrance

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

The Accommodation block has a high Foyer area at ground level, and we asked for a balcony room at the next level up. This brought us close to the tops of trees close to the hotel on the north side, which was ideal for moth recording.

64 Amazing Picture Windows at Gamboa Hotel

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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These picture windows are around 6 metres high giving a wide view of the Rio Chagres over the hotel gardens. As well as the outside view, you can look down on the tiered inside gardens which link three other levels.

71 Jungle at your doorstep Gamboa

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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The jungle view from our room entrance door across the back road. Previously all the walk-way lights always had large numbers of insects around them at night, but this time only a few could be seen. We suspect that all surfaces now are coated in contact insecticide, as the few insects found the following morning were always almost dead.

68 View up the Rio Chagres from Balcony

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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A front view of the upstream area of the Rio Chagres, which feeds water into the Panama Canal. Although there are Tennis Courts there, the humidity and temperature seems to deter people from using them much, unless they get up at Dawn when it is coolest. We never saw anyone using them.

70 Gamboa Safari Truck coming back for trip

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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These trucks are basic, with hard bench seats in the covered back. They are used to ferry people between the hotel and the exhibits or Cable-car Terminal, as well as for occasional other excursions. Not a comfortable ride, but the breeze from travelling is welcome, if you can hang on. :)

67 Road at back of Gamboa Hotel

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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The whole area is part of the hotel, and this road comes past the back of the hotel from the Gamboa village and takes you down to a range of special exhibits which are maintained for the hotel by the Smithsonian Institute, which has a base on an island in the Gatun lake. Exhibits are in separate buildings, and include, an Orchid Centre, Reptile House, Tree Frog Display, Butterfly Flight and bird feeding area.

69 Road at back of Gamboa Hotel

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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This view in the other direction from the back of the hotel shows the road going off towards the main Exhibit Area, and also takes tourists to the ground station of a cable-car which goes up to a hill-top viewing tower, where Howler Monkeys can be seen in the tree-tops and there is a superb view along the Canal (see our pictures from 2007, when we finally post them).

66 Pool area in front of Gamboa Hotel

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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The pool area was self contained, and the rest of the grounds are now made into a park-like environment. When we were here in 2007, the outer area was wild, and night tours on the Safari trucks took you to see Capybaras and an occasional Caiman in swampy conditions. This has all now been drained and is just grass now.

74 Riverside Restaurant View from eating area

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:38:52 +0000

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Here you can sit and eat whilst watching the large ships passing by on the Canal.

26 The Lounge Looking Out On To Jungle

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:58:43 +0000

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A huge panoramic window here allowed viewing of the lower reaches of the forest.

72 A Walk By The Rio Chagres, Gamboa

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:58:43 +0000

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A pleasant walk along this small creek (although very hot going upwards) down from the hotel to the Rio Chagres riverbank Los Lagartos restaurant. A small jetty at the end near the restaurant was used for hotel excursions along the river.

21 Central Area of Hotel

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:58:43 +0000

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Although a typical modern hotel, the jungle forest was always close to the areas, and a short trail over the hill and through the forest started just to the left of the far building. This led finally down to an enclosed Butterfly flight, and then out to one of the golf buggy tracks back to the hotel complex.

19 View From Radisson Summit Hotel Grounds

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:58:43 +0000

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The Hotel was set on a small hill and is mainly surrounded by an international golf course, but all are in wild Jungle, and access was arranged as a number of trails from the edge of the course.

2013 Elounda Mare Private Beach

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:05:45 +0000

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The main private beach for the hotel at dusk provided a tranquil deserted scene.

2013 Strange Thistle at Roadside

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:02:04 +0000

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This heavily spined plant drew our attention at the roadside. Unfortunately we were too early to see its flowers, but it looked like a Thistle (Asteraceae). Anyone got any ideas?

2013 Thistle Heads

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:01:52 +0000

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A closer view of the "Thistle" heads.

2013 Roadside "Mini-Tree"

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:53:51 +0000

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This 30cm high flowering plant found at the roadside looked like it was aspiring to be a strange fir tree. Each "branch" consisted of a series of tiny flowers and concentric leaves, giving it an interesting banded pattern.

2013 Mountain Village

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:53:46 +0000

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2013 Mirabello Bay Looking SE

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:53:43 +0000

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A view south-east from the mountain area north of Elounda over the almost-island in the Mirabello Bay.