There’s a monkey on my head and other animal travel tales

A Monkey in Panama

When I first started traveling to Puerto Rico a while ago on a more frequent basis, I was at first scared by the roaming pack of dogs. I would tense up and look for the quickest way to escape should I need to. I used to imagine that all the dogs were rabidly foaming at the mouth waiting to pounce on me. For the most part, I was wrong. I have since gotten used to the dogs that are more often than not just looking for some attention and a few food scraps. Now everywhere I go in the Caribbean, I come across dogs sniffing their way through the streets.

Besides the dogs in the Caribbean, I have also come across very ornery, put-upon cats.

In my other travels I have found both grumpy and delightful animals that quite readily pose for the camera bringing grand smiles to me and my family.

Ostrich in Curacao

Giraffe in Vienna

Then there are the random animals one comes across while on the road or crossing the street.

headless chicken

Happy Goats

Texan Geese are Traveling

Roman Pigeons Flying about

Lastly, happy penguins are always a delight to observe and interact with. Quite majestic they are. Quite majestic indeed.