The Artsy Village of Islita in Costa Rica
An artistic village in Costa Rica where even the chairs look like some sort of art statement… The dogs get it – here an artist’s dog relaxes in an artistic way. […]
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Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica
March 25, 2011. We didn’t get off as early as we had hoped. First Al insisted that we wait for the woman to come and take our breakfast order. Of […]
The Smokin’ Volcán Poás in Costa Rica
As we were leaving the city of Alajuela we spotted a viewpoint for the Volcán Poás just off the road, and decided to explore a bit more. Poás Volcano creates […]
Playa Junquillal y Playa Negra en Costa Rica
We arrived at Playa Junquillal after a long bumpy ride. The road was so bad that Al said he could no longer drive it. I agreed instantly; my seatbelt choked […]
Art Unexpected: Driftwood
My dad used to take us kids wandering along the beaches of the Pacific West Coast where there was driftwood galore. Every often he’d find something the reminded him of […]
Patterns in Nature: Fauna (& a Bit of Flora) in Costa Rica
A ‘cocodrilo‘ (crocodile) lurking amongst the flower petals in very pretty pond in Costa Rica.Also in Costa Rica, this tiny green and black patterned frog known as the Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratuz. Its […]
J is for Jungle, Costa Rican Style: Hanging Bridges in Arenal
In Hanging Bridges a loop trail takes you through the Costa Rican jungle where you can view some rather strange-looking plants. Three different types of Heliconia, also known as the Lobster […]
Iguana Starts with the Letter I
Iguanas are perhaps my favourite lizard! The big old iguana we called El Jefe, The Boss. He lived in Franklin’s backyard in Ostional, Costa Rica – Franklin protected him from […]
Off the Beaten Path
In this day of the internet and bucket lists is there any place left in the world that can be described as ‘Off the Beaten Path’? Certainly back in the […]
WPC: Against All Odds
Let me say that several times I have been in situations that were against all the odds. But when they happened my last thought was to pull out my camera and take […]
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