Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores Book

Taking you back to an unfamiliar world and and set in another time period, Archie Carr expertly narrates his travels throughout the Caribbean seas. From patiently watching the lively Petes (sloths) and strolling the turtle beaches of Costa Rica, Carr permits the reader to see the world through his trained naturalist eyes. Covering stories from one journey and expedition to another on various islands and coasts, his quest for filling in the gaps of scientific knowledge are made known to through commentary on his motives and reasons for being in the remote regions of the Caribbean. While focusing on the sea turtle populations, the diversity of life in the tropics often leads to tales of other natural wonders, such as the lively Petes and the Paradox frog. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was never dull and depicted the stories of his adventures in a creative and descriptive manner. The only critique I have is of the transitions between chapters. It jumps from expedition and location without warning and lacks a timeline used to relate his many travels to one another. In a way this is fitting as it is his journey down a road, which is tossed and turned by the winds of uncertainty, unpredictability, and unrelenting Costa Rican pilots.