Zipline Pics

Here we go!!  

Nat... Wooohooo

A more conservative approach

A flying squirrel!  Or, is it superman?

I guess they're pretty comfortable...

Look! No hands!

And some more of the family... I just can't resist. 

Manana is the last day... Looking forward to coming home!  But it's hard to believe it's coming to a close... Thanks for tuning in to "Costa Rica"  Dad, are you having trouble with mac mail?  It's just crashing all the time....  I love you!!!  Say hola to Eric!

Happy Good Friday!!

Sunset was beautiful!!

Girls and I did a little snorkeling...saw some beautiful little fishies... Went zip lining... Winding down and getting ready to head home!  Thinking of you all and Eric at Easter. I love you!

Zipline... On our Way

April 18th - Winding Down a Little

So, here's what's great about vacation - 

1) No more TV.  Girls aren't as interested in watching it. 
2) The biggest problem so far today was trying to figure out if the gas station was open.  Today is the biggest holiday of the year - Good Friday - and the sidewalks are busy, but a lot of merchants are closed.  Policia told me the gasolina was closed...but I found a really nice lady at the Toyota Car Rental that called the gas station for me.  They were open!  Woohoo!!!  
3) We are headed out to zipline now... 

More pics to come!!!!  Adios!  

Iggy the Iguana

Trip to the Beach...Again...

Meet Iggy

So the most exciting news of the day is that the toilet got clogged. (Keep it clean Lindo... lol) There's a really nice guy named Mario who lives in the guesthouse and he fixed it!  Yay Mario!!! Okay, Chris and Mario fixed it together.  The language barrier can be an issue...but they made it work.  I think I had an easier time in the kitchen with my new friend.  She's from Nicaragua.  

Jungle Hike

Wednesday, April 16th

Just a quick video...

Wild Wednesday - Butterfly Farm, Nat'l Park, and Jungle Trail

Cattle Ranch on the road to the Butterfly Farm.

Our knowledgable and really friendly Butterfly Farm Tour Guide

The Butterfly Eggs - on the host plant

Yep, you guessed it! Caterpillars...

Chrysalis - It was moving!  Really Cool

Gracie's new pet.

She got Natalie to hold one too.

Gracie's got another butterfy

question: "What's Natalie doing?"

What do you see???  (Not talking about the guy in the glasses back there.) What animal
 do you see on the wings?  Hint: It says "whooooo whoooo" - great defense mechanism!!

Mission Accomplished!  Gracie got her hands on the "Queen of the Jungle"

On our Jungle Walk

The National Park - Cabo Blanco - 

Local mercado in Cabuyo.  Our Butterfly Farm tour guide was from this little town. He told us that 1% of kids from his town go on to University. He was in the 1%.  He is studying to be a biologist/secondary teacher and is really involved in the eco-movement.  

My new amigo!  ;o)

Tuesday, April 15th - Tax Day