Costa Rica Pictures

Costa Rica: Cliffs Notes Version (8/23/06-9/1/06)

For those of you who wish to simply skip to the pictures and would rather not waste time reading through my blathering, here is the short version of my Costa Rican holiday… but with as long as it’s taken to produce this, there may not be a longer version:

8/23/06: Arrive in San Jose. First installment of Arroz con Pollo (rice with chicken). Another dirty city. Friendly hostel. Pleasant weather.

8/24/06: Public bus to La Fortuna. Short hike to volcano; saw monkeys and sloth at a distance. Watched active Arenal Volcano. Sat in Tabacon Hot Springs. Ate buffet, first of many meals with the gang: 1 Switzerlander, 2 Canucks, 2 Texans turned Californians. Arroz con pollo.

Arenal Volcano tour: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102250027&code=23974772&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

8/25/06: Hiked down to Fortuna Waterfall. Cool. Hiked alone to dormant volcano Cerro Chato: stupid. Fair weather. Met turncoat Californians for dinner. Arroz con pollo.

Waterfall: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102157403&code=24063312&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

Dormant volcano hike: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102157949&code=24063322&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

8/26/06: Cano Negro wildlife tour. Lots of monkeys. Illegal trespassing in Nicaragua. Arroz con siempre (rice with always).

Wildlife: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102153147&code=24063308&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

8/27/06: A bumpy road to Monteverde. Very bumpy. Indiana Jones bridges. Canopy tours: zip-lines through the jungle. No rice: just beans.

8/28/06: Another bumpy road, to Tamarindo. As advertised, an amazing sunset. Arroz con siempre.

Tamarindo: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102153665&code=24063309&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

8/29/06: Snorkeling: stupendous… dolphins, sea turtles, blowfish, stingrays and tropical fish. Another long shuttle trip, to San Jose. Arroz con siempre.

8/30/06: 4-in-1 Best of Costa Rica Tour. A coffee plantation, waterfalls, a butterfly farm, a sulphurous, steaming volcano. Arroz con siempre.

La Paz Waterfall:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102260401&code=23974770&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

Paos Volcano:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2102260289&code=23974771&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

8/31/06: White-water rafting. The best ever. Drank lots of water and was blinking sediment out of my eyes for two days. Pictures should be arriving soon.

9/1/06: The trip home.