Travel --- 12/19/2012 - 1/19/2013 --- Costa Rica

A month in Costa Rica

12/19
Flew to Costa Rica. Planned to meet up with Dave, but he was delayed eight hours by a canceled flight. Ate dinner and walked around San Jose.

12/20
Three weeks ago the La Costa bus company moved from the Caribbean terminal to the San Carlos terminal. Who knew? With a bit of scrambling I still made the 10:30am bus and got to Cahuita by 3pm. It is pissing rain here, so I let the first tout who grabbed me take me to a hostel around the corner from the bus station. Good choice... clean, comfortable, gorgeous grounds, hot showers, free kitchen and wifi, friendly Italian owners, and two resident dogs. All for $9/night. I'm in Shangri La. Literally. That's the hostel's name :)

12/21
Walked through Cahuita National Park. Saw an Eyelash Pit Viper! One of the animals I really hoped to see here in Costa Rica! Got way too close, taking several photos with a focal distance of eight inches. I did my best to keep my fingers behind the camera. Hoping that if the snake did strike, it would hit the camera.

Saw a very active sloth and got some good pictures of him moving in a tree. Also saw one Howler Monkey. Met Jen from the Cahuita Capuchin Project and learned about some behavioral research going on in the park.

After hiking around the park, I walked to the Tree of Life animal sanctuary which was about to close when I got there. Saw an Aguti on the way to the sanctuary which made the walk worthwhile.

12/22
Went to visit the Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary with my new German friend Lea. Awesomesauce!!! I took at least 100 pictures and some video:
Sloth Baby!
Corey
Sloth Noms!

After a full day at the sanctuary we went back to Shangri La and out to a really nice Caribbean restaurant for dinner.

12/23
Took off early for Punta Mona. Bus to Manzanillo, then an 8.5km hike to Punta Mona. Rained the whole time. Hike was very muddy. Enjoyed a warm shower, warm dinner, and a night in my tent on the beach.

12/24
Spent the day exploring Punta Mona. It rained most of the day, so I took plenty of breaks with my book in a sheltered hammock. Saw toucans, hummingbirds, a rarely seen Caecilian, and a momma agouti with a baby! I spent the day stalking the agoutis trying to get a picture.

12/25
Got a tour with Stephen, the founder of Punta Mona. Saw the agoutis two more times but never got a picture. The place had been pretty vacant. Not for the holidays, but because all the interns went to Guatemala for the end of the world on 12/21/2012. Yup. Anyhow, some folks are filtering back now.

Made chocolate milk and chocolate truffles with Sarah, the director. Learned that I'm mildly allergic to the cacao fruit. My only allergy! To make chocolate we ferment the cacao nuts, then brown them and hull them. After that they are ground to a fine powder and then mixed with coconut (which we also had to grate by hand) and the mixture is ground again. Finally we mix with sugar, nuts, cinnamon, etc. to make truffles. And we cooked and pressed ground coconut to get coconut milk to mix with the chocolate to make hot chocolate. It was delicious. And a lot of work.

Had to blast out of Punta Mona to catch the last bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Viejo. The chocolate fueled sprint got me out in half the time it took to hike in. And I only wiped out in the mud three times. When I hit the river at the edge of Manzanillo, I plunged in fully clothed in an attempt to get somewhat clean. Or at least return to the state of being recognizably human. Stayed at Hostel Pagalu and really appreciated the hot shower. They also have big lockers and individual light/plug combos for each bed. Nice deal for $12.

12/26
Meet up with my second German friend, Leona, for the long ride to San Jose. Made even longer by the bus breaking down. My only bus breakdown for the entire month in Costa Rica! Much much better than my record three years ago.

We took the TUASA bus to Alajuela and walked one block to Hostel Maleku. After eating a huge papaya, we cooked an excellent dinner.

12/27
Tara and Colin miss their flight. Which is convenient for me. I have time to do laundry and hang out with Anna-Lis, my third German friend. Germans! I think they just appreciate my last name.

When T&C finally make it to Costa Rica, we take a taxi to the Musoc bus terminal and hop the first bus to San Isidro. The driver is one of the worst I've ever experienced, and I've had some horrible drivers over the years. Tara and I are both close to puking by the time we get off the bus and meet Dave three hours later.

12/28
The four of us tour some permaculture farms near San Isidro. We see Susana and Miguel at Amrta; Ed and Jessica at New Dawn; and Noe's nearby farm. Then we get the last of the supplies for class and head to Tres Piedras.

12/29
Tour TFI and meet Will and Eric, the current staff. We take a long hike up to Rolando's farm by the sugar shack and then head back down the hill via Edgard's property. My bleach and Tara's clif bars save the day when we are out three hours longer than expected. After a quick swim we set to work on the electrical system in the community center.

12/30
Head across the river and put a rope in the Jobo and one Guacimo Colorado. Then we hike to Paradise and set the tyro. I'm swarmed by ants three times this day. Fucking ants.

12/31
Hike up the hill to Marvin's trees. We get the Ajillo rigged (thanks to Dave's two hour romp in the canopy) before the broken big shot ends our day. In the evening we enjoy a New Year's Eve party with ice cream, cake, and a gift exchange.

1/1
Spend the morning making a new big shot, reinforced with duct tape. Then back up the hill to Marvin's trees. Tara and I direct aid the facebook tree while Colin shoots the Fruta Dorada. From there he hand tosses a line to the Strangler Fig, but we don't climb it.

1/2
Colin, Tara and Rolando finish the remaining Guacimo Colorados. Dave and I go to San Juan for supplies and logistics. We have dinner at TFI with Will and Eric.

1/3
I go to the airport with Juan. All the students arrive with minimal hassle and we drive back to Tres Piedras with a stop in Tarcoles to see the crocodiles. Crocodile! (That's for you, Alex)

1/4
First class day. We teach a skills round robin in the morning then swim after lunch. A walk around Tres Piedras to introduce everyone to our surroundings precedes the pizza party in the evening.

1/5
We spend the morning climbing our river trees. After lunch we head to Paradise to swim and play with the tyro.

1/6
Big tree day. We see a sloth on the hike up the hill. Colin attempts to get to the top of the Strangler Fig and sees an anteater in the tree. I climb the Fruta Dorada and rotate six students through the tree. Tara is in the Ajillo with the other students where they realize they are sharing the tree with a sloth!

1/7
Another skills round robin in the morning. After lunch we enjoy some swimming and harvesting yucca and sugar cane from Marvin's farm. After dinner Rolando leads us on a night hike.

1/8
Everyone is up in the trees in the morning, mostly working on moving around the tree. In the afternoon we all head to Wilfrido's waterfall. After dinner we head down to the river to lay on the rocks and gaze at stars.

1/9
We hike up the "road" through TFI to reach the sugar shack. Along the way we enjoy coconuts. Stopping at Miguel's house we eat bananas and oranges. Then we watch sugar production and head up the hill to see a coffee and vanilla farm. Did you know that vanilla is the only orchid which is eaten by people? True fact. According to Dan. We finish the day by giving everyone a chance to crush some sugar cane. Then we hull some rice at Miguel's house, and set off down the road to hike home.

1/10
Everyone spends the morning rigging their hammocks in the trees in preparation for our overnight. The afternoon is swimming and free time. Tara teaches all the girls how to pee while wearing a harness. Of course, I have my pee bottle with me... sometimes that Y chromosome comes in handy! Around 8pm we head up into the trees and everyone is asleep by 11pm.

1/11
Relaxing day. Everyone hikes to the Bengali Tiger Trap Ceiba. A few stay to get a line in the tree. The rest hike to Rolando's house to see his chickens. The group shooting the tree manage to get the correct branch on the first shot and have it isolated by the end of the day. An unprecedented performance! Everyone also takes the opportunity to play in the river at our third swim spot of the trip. Most evenings there are games of Set, rummy, or spades being played. Tonight we have a full class game of Mafia going. It runs late into the evening. At least late by Costa Rica standards. 11pm maybe? But I'm getting up at 5:30am every day, so 11pm feels pretty late to me.

1/12
Everyone heads to the Ceiba to play in the river and climb the tree. After lunch we have a huge gear sorting party. Dinner is a big fiesta with the entire community. We have a slackline, hand ground tortillas, and cake!

1/13
4am wake for airport. Juan drives and I ride shotgun. We drop everyone off with plenty of time to spare. I'm kinda sad that the class is over, but glad to enjoy air conditioning and milkshakes at the airport. Life is full of tradeoffs.

But the class is not forgotten! Colin produces a video. And we have a PDF of the class journal saved for posterity.

1/14
We spend the day finishing course paperwork and other instructor tasks. Around 3pm, Tara and I get a ride to the paved road where we hop a bus to Quepos. There we hobble down to the Wide Mouth Frog hostel (at least I'm hobbling under the weight of my pack plus a haul bag full of climbing gear). The hostel is a reasonably nice place. We cook dinner and crash for the night.

1/15
Off early to Manuel Antonio National Park. We see the usual collection of butterflies and crabs and monkeys and lizards. And the most amazing sight... a male three-toed sloth crossing the trail right in front of us. They only come down from the trees once or twice a month, so this is an extremely lucky sighting. I take a zillion pictures while Tara shoots video. It takes him about three minutes to cross the trail and he doesn't appear disturbed by our presence. I remember from Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary to not use flash because that can stress the animals.

This is one of the highlights of my life. I could have flown to Costa Rica just for this experience alone. But we still have plenty of time in the park. Tara and I hike all the trails; look at scenic vistas and mushrooms; watch irresponsible visitors feed raccoons and monkeys; and spend hours snorkeling among beautiful fish on the North side of the park. We exit the park only a little after closing.

Back in Quepos we get ice cream before dinner (we usually ate ice cream before dinner, now that I think about it) and watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean.

1/16
Long day of travel. Bus from Quepos to Puntarenas; then from Puntarenas to San Ramon; and finally from San Ramon to La Fortuna. In La Fortuna the first hostel we check out is full, but they direct us to their other property one block away (good thing because I'm lugging the damn haul bag full of climbing gear with my pack stacked on top). They have space for us in the dorm. Where we are the only visitors. So we have basically a private room, but with extra beds. And a private bathroom. With working hot water. And air conditioning. All for $10/night. We can't believe our luck!

1/17
Tara and I head to a free hot springs with Emily and Charlie, a couple we met at the hostel. The hot spring resorts are about $50/person so getting taken to a "locals only" secret spot is quite the score. Thanks guys! After that, they are nice enough to drive us to the trailhead for the Volcan Chato trail. This heads up the older, dormant volcano next to Arenal. We hike up the trail and into the clouds. From the top of the volcano we head down into the crater and the very impressive lake that fills it. Hiking back out the way we came in (were we supposed to pay somewhere? Ooops!) we decide to hike all the way back to La Fortuna. It is a nice walk and we get some good views of Arenal along the way.

1/18
Up at 4:45am to catch the early bus to San Ramon. From there it is a short bus ride to Alajuela. We shun the $5 cab ride and walk 3km to Hostel Maleku. Not a great choice because I'm still hauling the bag full of climbing gear. Did I say I wasn't going to complain about that? I don't think I complained much at the time. Tara will probably correct me if I'm wrong.

We get Tara settled into Maleku since her flight isn't until tomorrow. Then we have time to visit the central park and central market in Alajuela. At that point it is time for me to depart. I walk back to the airport (leaving the bag with Tara, Maleku will transport her to the airport for free and she doesn't pay for her first checked bag). From there two long flights get me back to Syracuse where Rob and Sean greet me at the airport. We drive home discussing our respective international trips over winter break. I have to admit, Rob's trip to Thailand and Sean's trip to Israel both give my Costa Rica trip a run for its money. But -- let's be clear about this -- Costa Rica still wins.

Church in the plaza of the arts. (Category:  Travel)

Church in the plaza of the arts.    San Jose, Costa Rica -- 12/19/2012

Calzone (Category:  Travel)

Calzone    San Jose, Costa Rica -- 12/19/2012

Shangri La (Category:  Travel)

Shangri La    Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/20/2012

Green Iguana (Category:  Travel)

Green Iguana    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Cahuita National Park (Category:  Travel)

Cahuita National Park    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Eyelash Pit Viper! (Category:  Travel)

Eyelash Pit Viper!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Eyelash Pit Viper! (Category:  Travel)

Eyelash Pit Viper!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Eyelash Pit Viper! (Category:  Travel)

Eyelash Pit Viper!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Eyelash Pit Viper! (Category:  Travel)

Eyelash Pit Viper!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Eyelash Pit Viper! (Category:  Travel)

Eyelash Pit Viper!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Eyelash Pit Viper! (Category:  Travel)

Eyelash Pit Viper!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Sloth! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Sloth! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Sloth! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth!    Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Took a quick walk to this animal sanctuary, but they were about to close when I arrived. (Category:  Travel)

Took a quick walk to this animal sanctuary, but they were about to close when I arrived.    Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Dinner (Category:  Travel)

Dinner    Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/21/2012

Sloth Sanctuary (Category:  Travel)

Sloth Sanctuary    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth taxonomy (Category:  Travel)

Sloth taxonomy    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth Sanctuary (Category:  Travel)

Sloth Sanctuary    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Bathroom signs :) (Category:  Travel)

Bathroom signs :)    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Bathroom signs :) (Category:  Travel)

Bathroom signs :)    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Lea on the boat tour. (Category:  Travel)

Lea on the boat tour.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Caiman (Category:  Travel)

Caiman    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Caiman (Category:  Travel)

Caiman    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth (Category:  Travel)

Sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Rescue sloth (Category:  Travel)

Rescue sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Rescue sloth (Category:  Travel)

Rescue sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Three toes (Category:  Travel)

Three toes    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

So tired! It is a hard life in the sloth sanctuary. (Category:  Travel)

So tired! It is a hard life in the sloth sanctuary.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

So tired! (Category:  Travel)

So tired!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

So tired! (Category:  Travel)

So tired!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Lea and a sloth. (Category:  Travel)

Lea and a sloth.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Rescue sloth (Category:  Travel)

Rescue sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Rescue sloth (Category:  Travel)

Rescue sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Rescue sloth (Category:  Travel)

Rescue sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Rescue sloth (Category:  Travel)

Rescue sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Rescue sloth (Category:  Travel)

Rescue sloth    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Baby sloths! (Category:  Travel)

Baby sloths!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth facts (Category:  Travel)

Sloth facts    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth facts (Category:  Travel)

Sloth facts    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth facts (Category:  Travel)

Sloth facts    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth facts (Category:  Travel)

Sloth facts    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Sloth facts (Category:  Travel)

Sloth facts    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Bats (Category:  Travel)

Bats    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup.  The first rescued sloth. (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup. The first rescued sloth.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Whiptail Lizard (Category:  Travel)

Whiptail Lizard    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup getting noms. (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup getting noms.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup getting noms. (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup getting noms.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Buttercup (Category:  Travel)

Buttercup    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Lea (Category:  Travel)

Lea    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

This suits me well. (Category:  Travel)

This suits me well.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Actual size sloth... (Category:  Travel)

Actual size sloth...    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

...from the time of megafauna. (Category:  Travel)

...from the time of megafauna.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Megafauna were so cool! (Category:  Travel)

Megafauna were so cool!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Highly recommended.  Two toes up! (Category:  Travel)

Highly recommended. Two toes up!    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Careful when driving past the sanctuary. (Category:  Travel)

Careful when driving past the sanctuary. If any of the rescued females are in heat, the local males will converge on the sanctuary.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Large golden orb weaver. (Category:  Travel)

Large golden orb weaver.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Large golden orb weaver. (Category:  Travel)

Large golden orb weaver.    Aviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary, Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

We went out for an excellent dinner and dessert. (Category:  Travel)

We went out for an excellent dinner and dessert.    Cahuita, Costa Rica -- 12/22/2012

Purple Caecilian.  This is actually an amphibian, not a worm. (Category:  Travel)

Purple Caecilian. This is actually an amphibian, not a worm.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/23/2012

Hanging Jade (Category:  Travel)

Hanging Jade    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

My tent. (Category:  Travel)

My tent. This was a good chance to test its waterproofing. Punta Mona loaned me a tarp which covered all but the foot of the tent. With three days of pouring rain, the foot of the tent did leak a few drops. The rest of the tent stayed bone dry with the tarp plus fly.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens. (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens. (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens. (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Beach (Category:  Travel)

Beach    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Tanager (Category:  Travel)

Tanager    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

I can't remember the name of this fruit, but it has the flavor and texture of custard. (Category:  Travel)

I can't remember the name of this fruit, but it has the flavor and texture of custard.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Ginger (Category:  Travel)

Ginger    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Peach palm... (Category:  Travel)

Peach palm...    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

...this is a tree which screams, DON'T CLIMB ME!!! (Category:  Travel)

...this is a tree which screams, DON'T CLIMB ME!!!    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Peach Palm aka Pejibaye (Category:  Travel)

Peach Palm aka Pejibaye    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Lipstick Palm (Category:  Travel)

Lipstick Palm    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Gecko in the light fixture. (Category:  Travel)

Gecko in the light fixture.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

Gecko in the light fixture. (Category:  Travel)

Gecko in the light fixture.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/24/2012

In the kitchen. (Category:  Travel)

In the kitchen.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Punta Mona gardens (Category:  Travel)

Punta Mona gardens    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Ginger (Category:  Travel)

Ginger    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Jack and Lucia (Category:  Travel)

Jack and Lucia    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Hanging Jade (Category:  Travel)

Hanging Jade    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Kitchen (Category:  Travel)

Kitchen    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Hummingbird (Category:  Travel)

Hummingbird    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Hummingbird (Category:  Travel)

Hummingbird    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Hummingbird (Category:  Travel)

Hummingbird    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Butterfly (Category:  Travel)

Butterfly    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Can you find the lizard? (Category:  Travel)

Can you find the lizard?    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Hummingbird (Category:  Travel)

Hummingbird    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Hummingbird (Category:  Travel)

Hummingbird    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Hummingbird (Category:  Travel)

Hummingbird    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Sarah toasting cacao nuts. (Category:  Travel)

Sarah toasting cacao nuts.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Grated coconut. (Category:  Travel)

Grated coconut.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Ground cacao nut. (Category:  Travel)

Ground cacao nut.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Chocolate truffles! (Category:  Travel)

Chocolate truffles!    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Chocolate milk with coconut milk and chocolate. (Category:  Travel)

Chocolate milk with coconut milk and chocolate.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Butterfly eating cacao fruit.  Hope it isn't allergic! (Category:  Travel)

Butterfly eating cacao fruit. Hope it isn't allergic!    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Stephen and Sarah with our truffles and chocolate milk. (Category:  Travel)

Stephen and Sarah with our truffles and chocolate milk.    Punta Mona, Costa Rica -- 12/25/2012

Leona drinking coconut water. (Category:  Travel)

Leona drinking coconut water.    On the road from Limon to San Jose, Costa Rica -- 12/26/2012

Broken down bus. (Category:  Travel)

Broken down bus.    On the road from Limon to San Jose, Costa Rica -- 12/26/2012

Broken down bus. (Category:  Travel)

Broken down bus.    On the road from Limon to San Jose, Costa Rica -- 12/26/2012

We cooked a lovely dinner at Hostel Maleku. (Category:  Travel)

We cooked a lovely dinner at Hostel Maleku.    Alajuela, Costa Rica -- 12/26/2012

Can you spot the bugs? (Category:  Travel)

Can you spot the bugs?    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Flag-wing Bug (Category:  Travel)

Flag-wing Bug    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Tara, Colin, Ed and Dave. (Category:  Travel)

Tara, Colin, Ed and Dave.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Ed giving a tour of New Dawn. (Category:  Travel)

Ed giving a tour of New Dawn.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica. (Category:  Travel)

Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica. Ed's book.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Noe has a bunch of animals. (Category:  Travel)

Noe has a bunch of animals.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Tara with one of the bunnies. (Category:  Travel)

Tara with one of the bunnies.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Me with the goat. (Category:  Travel)

Me with the goat.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

A very friendly goat. (Category:  Travel)

A very friendly goat.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

This is the tea Ed sells. (Category:  Travel)

This is the tea Ed sells.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Susanna and Miguel run the Amrta farm. (Category:  Travel)

Susanna and Miguel run the Amrta farm.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Ceramics by Gerardo. (Category:  Travel)

Ceramics by Gerardo.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Ceramics by Gerardo. (Category:  Travel)

Ceramics by Gerardo.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Street performers in the San Isidro central park. (Category:  Travel)

Street performers in the San Isidro central park.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Trits are my favorite! (Category:  Travel)

Trits are my favorite!    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

I got ice cream whenever possible. (Category:  Travel)

I got ice cream whenever possible.    San Isidro, Costa Rica -- 12/28/2012

Scrub Euphonias perhaps? (Category:  Travel)

Scrub Euphonias perhaps?    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Visiting TFI. (Category:  Travel)

Visiting TFI.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Tara grabbing a Black and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Tara grabbing a Black and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Tara holding a Black and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Red and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Red and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Red and Green Dart Frog. (Category:  Travel)

Red and Green Dart Frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Peppers (Category:  Travel)

Peppers at Rolo's farm.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Peppers (Category:  Travel)

Peppers at Rolo's farm.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Walking (Category:  Travel)

Walking    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Colin and Tara fishing. (Category:  Travel)

Colin and Tara fishing.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/29/2012

Prepping the big shot. (Category:  Travel)

Prepping the big shot.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Prepping the big shot. (Category:  Travel)

Prepping the big shot.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Prepping the big shot. (Category:  Travel)

Prepping the big shot.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Macro Tara! (Category:  Travel)

Macro Tara!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Video stabilizer. (Category:  Travel)

Video stabilizer.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Colin and the puffball. (Category:  Travel)

Colin and the puffball.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Colin and the puffball. (Category:  Travel)

Colin and the puffball. You are supposed to use it as deodorant... I think.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Tara testing the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Tara testing the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Tara testing the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Tara testing the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/30/2012

Tara, Dave and Colin.  Gonna shoot some big trees! (Category:  Travel)

Tara, Dave and Colin. Gonna shoot some big trees!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Butterfly (Category:  Travel)

Butterfly    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Shooting a big tree. (Category:  Travel)

Shooting a big tree.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Shooting a big tree. (Category:  Travel)

Shooting a big tree.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Photography (Category:  Travel)

Photography    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Tara (Category:  Travel)

Tara    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Tara (Category:  Travel)

Tara    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Tara (Category:  Travel)

Tara    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party (Category:  Travel)

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party (Category:  Travel)

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party (Category:  Travel)

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party (Category:  Travel)

New Year's Eve and Secret Friend Party    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

My secret friend gift haul. (Category:  Travel)

My secret friend gift haul.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Cake! This cake rode in Tara's lap all the way from San Isidro back on the 28th, so we were excited to finally eat it. (Category:  Travel)

Cake! This cake rode in Tara's lap all the way from San Isidro back on the 28th, so we were excited to finally eat it.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 12/31/2012

Maricel's house. (Category:  Travel)

Maricel's house.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/1/2013

Tara direct aiding the facebook tree. (Category:  Travel)

Tara direct aiding the facebook tree.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/1/2013

Finished setting the big trees. (Category:  Travel)

Finished setting the big trees.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/1/2013

Walking down the hill. (Category:  Travel)

Walking down the hill.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/1/2013

Esme Cullen???? Engraved in concrete July 2001????  WTF! (Category:  Travel)

Esme Cullen???? Engraved in concrete July 2001???? WTF! Is that actually a non-vampire name?    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/1/2013

Frog on the school window. (Category:  Travel)

Frog on the school window.    San Juan de Dios, Costa Rica -- 1/2/2013

Crocodile! (Category:  Travel)

Crocodile!    Tarcoles, Costa Rica -- 1/3/2013

Crocodile! (Category:  Travel)

Crocodile!    Tarcoles, Costa Rica -- 1/3/2013

Crocodile! (Category:  Travel)

Crocodile!    Tarcoles, Costa Rica -- 1/3/2013

Crocodile! (Category:  Travel)

Crocodile!    Tarcoles, Costa Rica -- 1/3/2013

Crocodile! (Category:  Travel)

Crocodile!    Tarcoles, Costa Rica -- 1/3/2013

Heading to Tres Piedras in Juan's bus. (Category:  Travel)

Heading to Tres Piedras in Juan's bus.    Costa Rica -- 1/3/2013

Cat, Colin, Becky, Andrew, Tara and Eric all sitting on a submerged log. (Category:  Travel)

Cat, Colin, Becky, Andrew, Tara and Eric all sitting on a submerged log.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

It is harder than it sounds. (Category:  Travel)

It is harder than it sounds.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Andrew and Becky preparing for a birling match. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Becky preparing for a birling match.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Yeah, it is called birling. (Category:  Travel)

Yeah, it is called birling.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Google it if you don't believe me. (Category:  Travel)

Google it if you don't believe me.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Walking around Tres Piedras. (Category:  Travel)

Walking around Tres Piedras.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Will, Dan, Tom and Kristin preparing pizza dough. (Category:  Travel)

Will, Dan, Tom and Kristin preparing pizza dough.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Pizza oven. (Category:  Travel)

Pizza oven.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Andrew and Tara making pizza. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara making pizza.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

The pizza Becky and I made. (Category:  Travel)

The pizza Becky and I made.

Hey Guy, was there a pizza oven in Tres Piedras either of the years you went? I can't seem to recall. :P    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Tom and Wesley preparing dessert ciabatta. (Category:  Travel)

Tom and Wesley preparing dessert ciabatta.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/4/2013

Collecting on my bet with Dan.  I ate a slice of bread in 60 seconds. (Category:  Travel)

Collecting on my bet with Dan. I ate a slice of bread in 60 seconds.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Dan in a tree, one dollar poorer. (Category:  Travel)

Dan in a tree, one dollar poorer.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Cat (Category:  Travel)

Cat    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Kristin, Andrew and Wesley in the neighboring tree. (Category:  Travel)

Kristin, Andrew and Wesley in the neighboring tree.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Wesley photobombing my selfie at Paradise. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley photobombing my selfie at Paradise.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Andrew on the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew on the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Andrew on the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew on the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Andrew on the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew on the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Tom on the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Tom on the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Tara and Michal. (Category:  Travel)

Tara and Michal.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Dan, Laetitia, Kristin, Cat and Andrew at Paradise. (Category:  Travel)

Dan, Laetitia, Kristin, Cat and Andrew at Paradise.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Dan (Category:  Travel)

Dan    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Wesley and the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley and the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Wesley and the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley and the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Wesley and the releasable tyro. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley and the releasable tyro.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Tara (Category:  Travel)

Tara    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Becky (Category:  Travel)

Becky    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Becky in mid air. (Category:  Travel)

Becky in mid air.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Kristin's small frog. (Category:  Travel)

Kristin's small frog.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Dave taking photos. (Category:  Travel)

Dave taking photos.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Dave taking photos. (Category:  Travel)

Dave taking photos.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Yoshi! (Category:  Travel)

Yoshi!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Colin in mid air. (Category:  Travel)

Colin in mid air.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Paradise! (Category:  Travel)

Paradise!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Becky (Category:  Travel)

Becky    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Becky (Category:  Travel)

Becky    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

Sloth (Category:  Travel)

Sloth    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

Kristin and Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Kristin and Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

Kristin and Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Kristin and Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

Cat (Category:  Travel)

Cat    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

At the Rio San Antonio swim hole. (Category:  Travel)

At the Rio San Antonio swim hole.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Laetitia (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tom getting pounded by the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Tom getting pounded by the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tom, Eric and Andrew (Category:  Travel)

Tom, Eric and Andrew    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tom, Eric and Andrew (Category:  Travel)

Tom, Eric and Andrew    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tom, Eric and Andrew (Category:  Travel)

Tom, Eric and Andrew    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tom, Becky and Eric (Category:  Travel)

Tom, Becky and Eric    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Becky climbing. (Category:  Travel)

Becky climbing.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Wesley climbing. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley climbing.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Wesley climbing. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley climbing.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Testing Colin's waterproof camera case. (Category:  Travel)

Testing Colin's waterproof camera case.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Cat climbing. (Category:  Travel)

Cat climbing.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Andrew on the water slide. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew on the water slide.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Rolando (Category:  Travel)

Rolando    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Eric (Category:  Travel)

Eric    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Eric climbing (Category:  Travel)

Eric climbing    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Matching hands on the one good hold. (Category:  Travel)

Matching hands on the one good hold.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Matching successful! (Category:  Travel)

Matching successful!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Colin climbing (Category:  Travel)

Colin climbing    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Frog (Category:  Travel)

Frog    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Bug shedding its exoskeleton. (Category:  Travel)

Bug shedding its exoskeleton.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tara with a Cane Toad. (Category:  Travel)

Tara with a Cane Toad.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tara with a Cane Toad. (Category:  Travel)

Tara with a Cane Toad.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Cane Toad (Category:  Travel)

Cane Toad    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Tailless Whipscorpion (Category:  Travel)

Tailless Whipscorpion (a relative of the true scorpions).    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Moth (Category:  Travel)

Moth    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Juvenile Basilisk aka Jesus Lizard. (Category:  Travel)

Juvenile Basilisk aka Jesus Lizard.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Selfie with moth. (Category:  Travel)

Selfie with moth.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Bark Scorpion (Category:  Travel)

Bark Scorpion    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Frog (Category:  Travel)

Frog    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/7/2013

Sunscreen (Category:  Travel)

Sunscreen    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Sunscreen! (Category:  Travel)

Sunscreen!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Wilfrido's Waterfall (Category:  Travel)

Wilfrido's Waterfall    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Laetitia (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Kristin (Category:  Travel)

Kristin    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Wilfrido's Waterfall (Category:  Travel)

Wilfrido's Waterfall    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Wilfrido's Waterfall (Category:  Travel)

Wilfrido's Waterfall    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Wilfrido's Waterfall (Category:  Travel)

Wilfrido's Waterfall    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Wilfrido's Waterfall (Category:  Travel)

Wilfrido's Waterfall    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Laetitia (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Laetitia photobombed by Wesley. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia photobombed by Wesley.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Wilfrido's Waterfall (Category:  Travel)

Wilfrido's Waterfall    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Rolo and Dave and the neutral density filter. (Category:  Travel)

Rolo and Dave and the neutral density filter.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew and Tara playing in the waterfall.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/8/2013

Butterfly (Category:  Travel)

Butterfly    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Michal and Kendi (Category:  Travel)

Michal and Kendi    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Nicol (Category:  Travel)

Nicol    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Laetitia eating rice and beans in a banana leaf. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia eating rice and beans in a banana leaf.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Sugar being boiled. (Category:  Travel)

Sugar being boiled.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Sugar being boiled. (Category:  Travel)

Sugar being boiled.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Tom and Laetitia (Category:  Travel)

Tom and Laetitia    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Kristin, Becky and Cat experiencing sugar bliss. (Category:  Travel)

Kristin, Becky and Cat experiencing sugar bliss.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Walking up to the coffee fields. (Category:  Travel)

Walking up to the coffee fields.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Cool spider web. (Category:  Travel)

Cool spider web.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Eric grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Eric grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Wesley grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Wesley grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Feeding cane into the grinder. (Category:  Travel)

Feeding cane into the grinder.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Laetitia grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Laetitia grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Dan grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Dan grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Dan grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Dan grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Tom grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Tom grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Tom grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Tom grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Andrew grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Andrew grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Andrew grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Andrew grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Becky grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Becky grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Becky grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Becky grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Becky grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Becky grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Becky grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Becky grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Tara grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Tara grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Tara grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Tara grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Tara grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Tara grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Tara grinding sugar cane. (Category:  Travel)

Tara grinding sugar cane.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Fiery-billed Aracari (Category:  Travel)

Fiery-billed Aracari    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Fiery-billed Aracari (Category:  Travel)

Fiery-billed Aracari    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Fiery-billed Aracari (Category:  Travel)

Fiery-billed Aracari    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Sleeping in the rodeo. (Category:  Travel)

Sleeping in the rodeo.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Sleeping in the rodeo. (Category:  Travel)

Sleeping in the rodeo.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Little dog sleeping on Tara's hammock and sleeping pad :) (Category:  Travel)

Little dog sleeping on Tara's hammock and sleeping pad :)    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Laetitia, Becky and Wesley setting up their hammocks. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia, Becky and Wesley setting up their hammocks.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Wesley relaxing. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley relaxing.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Laetitia, Wesley and Becky relaxing in hammocks... seventy feet above the ground. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia, Wesley and Becky relaxing in hammocks... seventy feet above the ground.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Laetitia, Wesley and Becky relaxing in hammocks... seventy feet above the ground. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia, Wesley and Becky relaxing in hammocks... seventy feet above the ground.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Laetitia, Wesley and Becky relaxing in hammocks... seventy feet above the ground. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia, Wesley and Becky relaxing in hammocks... seventy feet above the ground.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/10/2013

Morning in the tree. (Category:  Travel)

Morning in the tree.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Morning in the tree. (Category:  Travel)

Morning in the tree.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Morning in the tree. (Category:  Travel)

Morning in the tree.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Laetitia awake. (Category:  Travel)

Laetitia awake.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Wesley awake. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley awake.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Everyone awake! (Category:  Travel)

Everyone awake!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Ready to descend. (Category:  Travel)

Ready to descend.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Big Ceiba by the river. (Category:  Travel)

Big Ceiba by the river.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Sirens on a rock! (Category:  Travel)

Sirens on a rock!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Posing (Category:  Travel)

Posing    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

More posing (Category:  Travel)

More posing    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Still more posing (Category:  Travel)

Still more posing    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Last one (Category:  Travel)

Last one (of this series)    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Colin photobombing the mermaid shot... and pulling off the best mermaid of the bunch! (Category:  Travel)

Colin photobombing the mermaid shot... and pulling off the best mermaid of the bunch!    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Aqua yoga (Category:  Travel)

Aqua yoga    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Aqua yoga (Category:  Travel)

Aqua yoga    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Aqua yoga (Category:  Travel)

Aqua yoga    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Nice work Colin. (Category:  Travel)

Nice work Colin.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Wesley (Category:  Travel)

Wesley    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Final round of aqua yoga. (Category:  Travel)

Final round of aqua yoga.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Last shot (Category:  Travel)

Last shot    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Done posing (Category:  Travel)

Done posing    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Enjoying the river. (Category:  Travel)

Enjoying the river.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/11/2013

Dan and Wesley carrying massive packs. (Category:  Travel)

Dan and Wesley carrying massive packs.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Frog and Tara. (Category:  Travel)

Frog and Tara.    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Frog (Category:  Travel)

Frog    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Grinding corn (Category:  Travel)

Grinding corn    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Cat slacklining (Category:  Travel)

Cat slacklining    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Cat slacklining (Category:  Travel)

Cat slacklining    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Cat slacklining (Category:  Travel)

Cat slacklining    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Cat slacklining (Category:  Travel)

Cat slacklining    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

The airport has air conditioning and chocolate milkshakes!!! (Category:  Travel)

The airport has air conditioning and chocolate milkshakes!!!    Alajuela, Costa Rica -- 1/13/2013

The airport has air conditioning and chocolate milkshakes!!!  I am never leaving the airport! (Category:  Travel)

The airport has air conditioning and chocolate milkshakes!!! I am never leaving the airport!    Alajuela, Costa Rica -- 1/13/2013

Gifts for Rolo, Maricel, and Grethel (Category:  Travel)

Gifts for Rolo, Maricel, and Grethel    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/14/2013

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Category:  Travel)

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/14/2013

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Category:  Travel)

Chestnut-mandibled Toucan    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/14/2013

Gifts for Rolo, Maricel, and Grethel (Category:  Travel)

Gifts for Rolo, Maricel, and Grethel    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/14/2013

Gifts for Rolo, Maricel, and Grethel (Category:  Travel)

Gifts for Rolo, Maricel, and Grethel    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/14/2013

Ctenosaur (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Lizard of some sort. (Category:  Travel)

Lizard of some sort.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Where is the iguana? (Category:  Travel)

Where is the iguana?    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sometimes a swarm of tourists means something good.  Other times it means someone spotted a crab. (Category:  Travel)

Sometimes a swarm of tourists means something good. Other times it means someone spotted a crab.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Hiking in Manuel Antonio National Park and a sloth crossed the trail right in front of me. He would have bumped into my camera if I hadn't moved out of the way. (Category:  Travel)

Hiking in Manuel Antonio National Park and a sloth crossed the trail right in front of me. He would have bumped into my camera if I hadn't moved out of the way.

Yeah, NBD. Just one of the all time highlights of my life.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth crossing the trail! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth crossing the trail!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth butt! (Category:  Travel)

Sloth butt!    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sloth motion blur.  That requires a pretty slow shutter speed. (Category:  Travel)

Sloth motion blur. That requires a pretty slow shutter speed.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Different sloth.  Up in a tree. (Category:  Travel)

Different sloth. Up in a tree.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Squirrel monkey (Category:  Travel)

Squirrel monkey    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Squirrel monkey (Category:  Travel)

Squirrel monkey    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Squirrel monkey (Category:  Travel)

Squirrel monkey    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

This is what most of my squirrel monkey photos looked like. (Category:  Travel)

This is what most of my squirrel monkey photos looked like.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Tara's first time in the Pacific Ocean. (Category:  Travel)

Tara's first time in the Pacific Ocean.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Tara's first time in the Pacific Ocean. (Category:  Travel)

Tara's first time in the Pacific Ocean.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Raccoon (Category:  Travel)

Raccoon    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

People feed the animals, which is really bad for the animals and people. (Category:  Travel)

People feed the animals, which is really bad for the animals and people.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

This crab was hanging out on a bridge. (Category:  Travel)

This crab was hanging out on a bridge.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Tara and me in the park. (Category:  Travel)

Tara and me in the park.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Mushrooms (Category:  Travel)

Mushrooms    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Capuchin (Category:  Travel)

Capuchin    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Capuchin (Category:  Travel)

Capuchin    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Hermit crab (Category:  Travel)

Hermit crab    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Hermit crab.  I took this same photo when I was in this park three years ago. (Category:  Travel)

Hermit crab. I took this same photo when I was in this park three years ago.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Mushrooms (Category:  Travel)

Mushrooms    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring. (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring. (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring. (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring. (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur with really cool coloring.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Tara after snorkeling. (Category:  Travel)

Tara after snorkeling.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Tara after snorkeling. (Category:  Travel)

Tara after snorkeling.    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Ctenosaur (Category:  Travel)

Ctenosaur    Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Sunset over the Pacific. (Category:  Travel)

Sunset over the Pacific.    Quepos, Costa Rica -- 1/15/2013

Emily, Charlie and Tara in the hot spring. (Category:  Travel)

Emily, Charlie and Tara in the hot spring.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Emily, Charlie and Tara in the hot spring. (Category:  Travel)

Emily, Charlie and Tara in the hot spring.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

All of us in the hot spring. (Category:  Travel)

All of us in the hot spring.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Emily and Charlie (Category:  Travel)

Emily and Charlie    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Emily and Charlie (Category:  Travel)

Emily and Charlie    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Emily and Charlie (Category:  Travel)

Emily and Charlie    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Tara hiking up Volcan Chato. (Category:  Travel)

Tara hiking up Volcan Chato.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

The hike up Volcan Chato passes through some lush rainforest. (Category:  Travel)

The hike up Volcan Chato passes through some lush rainforest.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Nutella sandwiches for lunch! (Category:  Travel)

Nutella sandwiches for lunch!    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Tara at Laguna Chato, the lake which fills the dormant crater. (Category:  Travel)

Tara at Laguna Chato, the lake which fills the dormant crater.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Tara and I at Laguna Chato, the lake which fills the dormant crater of Volcan Chato. (Category:  Travel)

Tara and I at Laguna Chato, the lake which fills the dormant crater of Volcan Chato.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Frog (Category:  Travel)

Frog    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Frog (Category:  Travel)

Frog    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

The other side of the lake was only visible for a short time. (Category:  Travel)

The other side of the lake was only visible for a short time.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Volcan Arenal (Category:  Travel)

Volcan Arenal    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Tara getting a picture of Arenal. (Category:  Travel)

Tara getting a picture of Arenal.    La Fortuna, Costa Rica -- 1/17/2013

Thanks for visiting Costa Rica.  Here is your final Yipy. (Category:  Travel)

Thanks for visiting Costa Rica. Here is your final Yipy.    Alajuela, Costa Rica -- 1/18/2013

Touring Alajuela (Category:  Travel)

Touring Alajuela    Alajuela, Costa Rica -- 1/18/2013

Wesley climbing the big Ceiba. (Category:  Travel)

Wesley climbing the big Ceiba.

Colin's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Me and Cat in a Guacimo Colorado. (Category:  Travel)

Me and Cat in a Guacimo Colorado.

Dave's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/5/2013

The entire class. (Category:  Travel)

The entire class.

Colin's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/6/2013

Another Roshambo victory :) (Category:  Travel)

Another Roshambo victory :)

Dan's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/2013

Matching Odyssey shirts! (Category:  Travel)

Matching Odyssey shirts!

Dan's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Lots and lots of carabiners. (Category:  Travel)

Lots and lots of carabiners.

Dan's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/12/2013

Hulling rice (Category:  Travel)

Hulling rice

Laetitia's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Sugar molds (Category:  Travel)

Sugar molds

Laetitia's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/9/2013

Everywhere Tara and I went, we had to lug the haul bag full of climbing gear. (Category:  Travel)

Everywhere Tara and I went, we had to lug the haul bag full of climbing gear. So I wore the 50lb haul bag and stacked my 35lb pack on top of it. And tried not to complain too much.

Tara's photo    Quepos, Costa Rica -- 1/16/2013

Life is good! (Category:  Travel)

Costa Rica Tree Climbing 2013

Life is good!

Laetitia's photo    Tres Piedras, Costa Rica -- 1/2013