Tread lightly
Thursday, November 08, 2007
When you head out on an eco adventure what does it
mean to tread lightly? Should you use motorized
equipment? Can you visit places where you must use
only your own power to get to and from such a
location? Or can you use a combination of motor power
and muscle power?
We try to use a combination of both motor and muscle to fuel our eco adventures. There are places within the Bocas del Toro archipelago that are absolutely incredible, but if you were left to sheer muscle power to reach them then you wouldn’t likely get there. Some of the places we visit are a 45 minute ride in one of our motorized boats from our central location. However, once we reach our destination there are precious ecosystems which should be protected from motorized equipment if at all possible. Thus the use of muscle power begins.
We will likely walk or kayak to tour these locations in order to reach the most pristine of locations without disturbing nature any more than necessary. Some of our excursions include a walk of about 10 to 15 minutes and then once at the launching point you might also kayak or swim to get a better view of the island in total. If we tread lightly we are at least doing our part to preserve the area for the future.
We try to use a combination of both motor and muscle to fuel our eco adventures. There are places within the Bocas del Toro archipelago that are absolutely incredible, but if you were left to sheer muscle power to reach them then you wouldn’t likely get there. Some of the places we visit are a 45 minute ride in one of our motorized boats from our central location. However, once we reach our destination there are precious ecosystems which should be protected from motorized equipment if at all possible. Thus the use of muscle power begins.
We will likely walk or kayak to tour these locations in order to reach the most pristine of locations without disturbing nature any more than necessary. Some of our excursions include a walk of about 10 to 15 minutes and then once at the launching point you might also kayak or swim to get a better view of the island in total. If we tread lightly we are at least doing our part to preserve the area for the future.