Tag: monkeys


Rainy day Costa Rica / Productivity

Last week we went with some friends to the Osa Peninsula — a very remote part of Costa Rica accessible only by boat where there is no Internet access, no cell phone service, and no electricity unless you have your own power source. And we had a fabulous time! Below, I’ll be sharing some photos and videos highlighting our trip. But first I’d like to...

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River cruise Costa Rica

Last week we enjoyed a fun visit from my wife’s parents who came down for nine days. This is the third time we’ve had family visit since we’ve lived in Costa Rica, and while we really like having visitors, we’ve gotten kind of tired of showing the same sites over and over again, especially when they’re expensive tourist spots. Yes, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Monteverde...

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The family at a waterfall Costa Rica

The past week, we’ve been privileged to enjoy our first visit from family since we moved to Costa Rica 6 months ago. My dad, step-mom, two brothers and a sister came and stayed with us for 6 days. It was great to see them again and to spend time together seeing this beautiful country – not to mention the many hours we spent playing foosball!...

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Beautiful day at our house Costa Rica

I have been keeping several photos and videos on my computer for the past few weeks because I wasn’t sure if wanted to dedicate an entire blog post to any one of them. So I figured today I would just post some random photos and videos that show what’s been going on in our lives the past few weeks. I hope you enjoy. Click any...

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Feeding the kinkajou Costa Rica / Volunteering

Recently, we paid a visit to an animal rescue center near La Fortuna, Costa Rica called Proyecto Asis. Our kids can never seem to get enough of animals, and this seemed like a good opportunity to not only see them, but interact with them, learn about them, feed them, and even clean up after them. And it was a blast! The drive toward La Fortuna...

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Blue morpho Costa Rica

Today we had the awesome experience of visiting both Poás volcano (the one we smell from our house), and the La Paz waterfall gardens, where we got to hold toucans, blue morpho butterflies, and red-eye tree frogs, take a ride in a painted ox cart, eat old fashioned Costa Rican treats, and see lots of other animals. What an incredible day! If you ever have...

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Monkey in a tree Costa Rica

Our fun vacation along the Costa Rican Pacific coast is now over, but we are loving it here in Grecia. We’ve been without the Internet for a few days though, so I’m a little behind in writing. I’ll do my best to catch up here. The last three days of our trip were spent in Manuel Antonio. Horseback Riding The girls love horses and have...

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Marie going to zip line Costa Rica

We’ve packed a lot of fun into the past couple days, and have even more planned for this week. We’re taking advantage of our time at the beach, as well as having a car – and we’re loving it! Zip-Line Canopy Tour We ended our time in Dominical with a Canopy Tour (zip-line) at Hacienda Barú. They had 15 stations and we got to zip...

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Boquete

Yesterday we had breakfast and lunch at home (cereal and peanut butter and jam), then went to the Paradise Gardens Wildlife Rescue Center just outside of Boquete. What an awesome experience! Where else can you not only see, but hold, pet, and interact with a variety of unusual animals? We got to pet a blue hyacinth macaw, hold a baby two-toed sloth, pet a baby...

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El Valle de Antón

Wow, wow, wow. That’s what I have to say about El Valle de Anton. It is absolutely breathtaking. Take the lushness and flowers of Kauai, mix it with the manicured gardens of Kyoto, and the drastic peaks and valleys of the Rockies, and you have El Valle. It’s a lot cooler than Panama city, with temperatures generally between 65-75 (from what we’ve felt anyway). El...

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