Monkey love

There's a place in Nicaragua called Monkey Island. A family of monkeys inhabit this pea-sized island in the middle of a lake. The story goes that they were once living in a zoo before someone relocated them to the island, where they've lived ever since. 

Enticing them with bread, the cute furry animals came scurrying towards our boat. The female monkey swung acrobatically from the branches until she reached our boat. This sweet monkey was such a love bug. She put her human-looking black hand on my knee as she steadied herself. It was so cute. 

She knows the driver of the boat, since he frequents the island often with tourists, and has grown to adore him. Making a bee-line for the driver, she wrapped her hairy arms gently around his head, hugging him for a good minute straight. The driver said she does this often. He hugged her back. It was so adorable and funny to see her acting so human-like in her show of emotions. Just one more reason why I love monkeys!