Costa Rica Photo Gallery

Adversity - a Test or a Warning? IMG_1921B.jpg The viewpoint at, you guessed it, Jaco.

Adversity - a Test or a Warning? P1020443B.jpg A truck full of ginger root.

Shopping, Agouti, and Boas - Eeks agouti.jpg So cute this little agouti!

Nose to the Grindstone workingCloudeForest.jpg This is not a bad place to work!

Building a New Nest in Monteverde CasitaByTheStream.jpg My cute little studio.

Building a New Nest in Monteverde IMG_1985.jpg Wow my private patio right over the stream and looking out into the rain forest!

Building a New Nest in Monteverde IMG_2010.jpg I'm well stocked! This might even last me the entire 4 weeks.

New Friends Feel Like Old Friends IMG_1732.jpg You just wait out on the long dirt road outside the house to get the once-a-day 5:45am bus to the neighboring towns.

Happy Birthday Cynthia! P1020378.jpg The deserted beaches of Playa Zancudo.

Alone Again P1020227.jpg A bit cliche, but this butterfly is me. I'm alone at the moment but I'm emerging into something new. Well okay he has already emerged and probably only has a couple of weeks to live, but I'm using a bit of poetic license here.

Fresh Clean Morning CostaRicaSpinyOrbWeaverSpider.jpg Wow isn't she something! It was cool watching her weave. I kept cheering her one. Then was so sad when the rain washed it all away. Had to give her a little pep talk.

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Fresh Clean Morning IMG_1386.jpg I don't think my laundry is going to dry. :(

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My $10 Cinnamon Rolls colones_and_dollars.jpg Using 2 different currencies makes it a bit confusing sometimes. Especially since everyone uses a different conversion rate!

My $10 Cinnamon Rolls fresh_bread_cinnamon_buns.jpg Still warm and hand delivered by Ellie. :)

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I Have Someone to Clean My Yard IMG_1222.jpg David spraying the wasp hive!

I Have Someone to Clean My Yard IMG_1268.jpg It's a big yard to rake! The many leaf piles are then racked on to a tarp and drug into one big leaf mountain that is later burned in effigy.

I Have Someone to Clean My Yard P1010663.jpg Just brilliant. The leaves were set afire upwind of the house. The house was completely filled with smoke. I had to leave for a while.

I Have Someone to Clean My Yard P1010665.jpg I had to leave the house for a bit because of the smoke.

Middle of the Night Intruder tiniest_gecko.jpg No, this little guy was not the 2am intruder. Cutest little gecko ever.

Lost Money and Stolen Shoes coconut_buddy.jpg We never did name him! He's my new protector near the bottom of the entry stairs.

Lost Money and Stolen Shoes lynns_beach_treasures.jpg So many cool rocks, sees, shells, and wood from the beach! That entire plate on the right is all Sea Hearts.

Lost Money and Stolen Shoes natural_beach_art.jpg My centerpiece I made out of some of Lynn's finds.

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So Amazed By the Nature Here! capuchin_monkeys.jpg Eeks they ran right up on me as soon as I put the bananas down!

So Amazed By the Nature Here! casa_willis_zancudo.jpeg Our first look at the new digs.

So Amazed By the Nature Here! cheeky_capuchin_monkey.jpg Little bugger decided to come up to the house to see if I had more.

So Amazed By the Nature Here! flying_macaws.jpg Yay - I finally captured them! I was so satisfied that I got this.

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So Amazed By the Nature Here! golfito_zancudo_ferry.jpg What a nice ride over to Zancudo through the manglar.

So Amazed By the Nature Here! imperial_beer_zancudo_palapa.jpg Maybe another celebratory beer under the palapa. :)

So Amazed By the Nature Here! RedBlackBird.jpg This guy really stole my heart. So vibrant!

So Amazed By the Nature Here! scarlet_macaw_in_tree.jpg But then I got THIS! A bit better. :) They land in the almond trees and eat the nuts.

So Amazed By the Nature Here! woodpeckers_eating_papaya.jpg The little woodpeckers love the papaya.

So Amazed By the Nature Here! zancudo_beach_cocktail.jpeg A celebratory welcome drink on the deserted beach.

So Amazed By the Nature Here! zancudo_ferry_dock.jpeg That's our boat and those are our boxes of groceries that the supermarket hauled over there for us. Love that service!

All I Want is a Shower and Some Sleep BusToGolfito.jpeg Our impromptu drop off point to get the bus to Golfito.

All I Want is a Shower and Some Sleep HotelElTucanGolfito2.jpg This woman was soooo nice. She even made us coffee in the morning. Love her.

All I Want is a Shower and Some Sleep HotelGolfitoNoWater.jpeg This was to be my shower for the night. So sad. Need to switch hotels!

All I Want is a Shower and Some Sleep SanJoseCostaRicaGrafitti.jpeg Cool graffiti on our way to the Tracopa but terminal.

All I Want is a Shower and Some Sleep SanJoseParqueCentral.jpeg Parque Central in San Jose. It's not a big park but we were enjoying cruising around a small part of the city.

All I Want is a Shower and Some Sleep SanJoseTracopaBusStation.jpeg The Tracopa bus terminal. Decent big coaches.

Osa Penninsula boquete_panama_coffee_plantation_tour.jpg We took a tour of a coffee plantation in Boquete, Panama

Osa Penninsula boquete_panama_parade.jpg You never know what you'll come across. There was a parade in Boquete, Panama

Osa Penninsula costa_rica_toucan.jpg This was a wild but somewhat tame Toucan in one of the jungle stations we stopped at

Osa Penninsula oso_penninsula_hike_to_ranger_station.jpg An 8 hour hike to the ranger station where we'd stay a few nights.

Osa Penninsula oso_penninsula_rainy_season_ride.jpg Rainy season - the truck almost couldn't make it through.

Osa Penninsula wild_macaws_zoom.jpg Blurry, but zoomed in. So cool.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica arenal_volcano_costa_rica.jpg Arenal Volacno. It's rare to see the top because it's almost always covered in clouds.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica bird_watching_monte_verde_ranger_station.jpg Me looking out with the binoculars from the ranger station in the Monte Verde Cloud Forest.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica costa_rica_bullring.jpg Not sure how we ended up here. I almost think it was more dangerous in the stands they were so overcrowded!

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica costa_rica_local_girls.jpg Some girls coming home from school in traditional dress.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica family_in_samara.jpg Family time in Samara.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica family_ziplining.jpg Some family ziplining. It was fun but I don't need to do it again.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica folks_lounging_on_samara_beach.jpg We did some good lounging on the beach. Even went boogie boarding on Steve's birthday.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica folks_on_beach.jpg How cute are my mom and her husband? Love them.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica ginger_flower_costa_rica.jpg What a pretty giant flower from the ginger plant.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica kapok_tree.jpg A kapok tree.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica leaf_cutter_ants.jpg I am so fascinated by leaf cutter ants.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica mayonaise_and_mayhem.jpg Um, somehow we all ended up with mayonnaise in our hair.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica monte_verde_ranger_station_accommodation_aleman.jpg The Aleman Ranger Station inside Monte Verde Cloud Forest. We hiked in and stayed the night here.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica pasta_lunch.jpg We cooked so much pasta at the ranger station and had to find whatever we could to store it in to take back on our hike. LOL It was stuffed in a water bottle and the pasta bag.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica pension_common_kitchen.jpg Common kitchen at the Pension St. Elena. We cooked some great meals here.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica pension_santa_elena_monte_verde.jpg Pension St. Elena in Monte Verde. I spent a lot of time in that hammock reading the Chronicals of Narnia that I found at the local book trade!

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica samara_higher_end_acommodation.jpg Mom & Steve stayed at a non-budget option in Samara.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica samara_main_road_dirt.jpg The main (dirt) road in Samara.

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica steve_surf_lessons_tamarindo.jpg When in Rome ... Steve took surfing lessons in Tamarindo. I took my turn on the board and got up, but then fell and the board knocked me in the head. :(

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica strangler_fig_climb_inside.jpg This is a strangler fig that killed the tree it wrapped around, leaving a hollow center. You can climb up inside it all the way to the top of the canopy! Look, that's Steve in the tree!

Judy & Steve Visit Costa Rica tamarindo_budget_lodging.jpg It took some doing since everything was so expensive in Tamarindo, but we found this place on the beach for $20 US.