{"id":677,"date":"2014-02-06T06:39:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?p=677"},"modified":"2014-02-06T07:03:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T15:03:31","slug":"a-hike-uncovers-iguanas-for-you-janiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?p=677","title":{"rendered":"Iguana Alley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So with Yoga, paddling, and swimming, we get lots of exercise, not to mention numerous dives to scrub the hulls and get rid of all the hitchhikers. \u00a0But today, we decided it was time to exercise land legs. \u00a0Charlie cast 2 votes in favor of this one. \u00a0So off we went through the mangroves to a place called Biras Creek and a narrow strip of land separating the breaking surf east side of the island from North Sound. \u00a0We started out hopeful we would catch a glimpse of an Iguana which Gwyn had spotted just once a couple weeks ago. \u00a0Lots of these little geckos scurrying around and more inviting resort spaces, but where are the Iguanas? (click photos for a larger image)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-676\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-676\" alt=\"Lots of these little geckos but where are the big Iguanas?\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051155-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051155-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051155-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051155-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051155.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of these little geckos but where are the big Iguanas?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-670\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-670\" alt=\"At the end of the trail, a funky resort.\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051170-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051170-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051170-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051170-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051170.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the end of the trail, a funky resort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-672\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051183.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-672\" alt=\"A pool sprang out of nowhere\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051183-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051183-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051183-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051183-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051183.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pool sprang out of nowhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-671\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051181.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-671\" alt=\"Now if you are not on a boat, this isn't hard to take.\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051181-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051181-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051181-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051181-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051181.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now if you are not on a boat, this isn&#8217;t hard to take.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\nThen as we were meandering along a road, we saw this quaint little sign followed shortly ahead by the beastie itself!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-668\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051163.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-668\" alt=\"Is this a hint?\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051163-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051163-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051163-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051163-400x533.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051163.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is this a hint?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-667\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-667\" alt=\"Sure 'nuff, an Iguana in Iguana alley.\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051157-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051157-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051157-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051157-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051157.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sure &#8217;nuff, an Iguana in Iguana alley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-669\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-669\" alt=\"He thinks he's hidden but the tail is a bit of a giveaway.\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051167-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051167-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051167-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051167-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051167.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">He thinks he&#8217;s hidden but the tail is a bit of a giveaway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\nMission accomplished! But we were in for another surprise on the way back through the mangroves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-673\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051184.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-673\" alt=\"A snake?!\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051184-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051184-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051184-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051184-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051184.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A snake?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-674\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051187.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-674\" alt=\"No, just an Iguana who thinks we can't see his tail\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051187-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051187-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051187-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051187-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051187.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No, just an Iguana who thinks we can&#8217;t see his tail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-675\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-675\" alt=\"Doing a good job of blending in\" src=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051193-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051193-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051193-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051193-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/P2051193.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doing a good job of blending in<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br \/>\nSo it was a great long hike with sights along the way.  Even Charlie was a bit worn out opting for only a short play with his ball at the beach when we got back.  Our granddaughter, Janiah (9), loves lizards!  So we hope you enjoy the Iguanas, Janiah.  We were thinking of you today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So with Yoga, paddling, and swimming, we get lots of exercise, not to mention numerous dives to scrub the hulls and get rid of all the hitchhikers. \u00a0But today, we decided it was time to exercise land legs. \u00a0Charlie cast 2 votes in favor of this one. \u00a0So off we went through the mangroves to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/?p=677\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Iguana Alley&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=677"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":684,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions\/684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/svbluesky.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}