So there is a big traditional day that they celebrate in one of the stations here. It is called the Derby day. It is held at Barro Colorado Island and it's all about racing. Why racing, well there is a big horse race every year in Kentucky which is called the Kentucky Derby so here we pretty much have our own Derby but with big toads! yeah we race big toads and bet and everything.
So to make it even more fun the day is full of activities and of course some good alcohol. The boat picked us up at 8AM here in Gamboa, once we got there we chilled for about an hour and then we had a huuuuge brunch, never ate so much food I believe, hahaha it was like 4 heart attacks on a dish. We played volleyball, jump from the boats into the lake, and so on. At about 4pm everybody went to get ready for the race, girls got "fancy" dresses and hats and guys wore shirts and ties. The race was held at the heliport of the island. There were like 8 frogs in total and it was like 2-3 rounds, I didn't pay much attention to the details of the race, I was just having fun. After the race we had a big party until like 5AM, then at 6.30 we took a boat that brought us back to Gamboa. It was an amazing time!
This blog is about my adventures while doing research. Yeah this is what I do, this is what I love, and hopefully will continue to this until I die...
