The beach at Manuel Antonio- this would be the cloudy day. The following day was sunny... and scorched us!
LtoR: Me, Matt, Meena, and Jim
Just off of my very first rappel in La Fortuna. 175 meters high, you can see someone doing it behind me, also. I'm addicted! Went again in Monteverde.
Isn't this beautiful? This is in the La Fortuna area
La Fortuna. This is the catholic church I attended for Christmas mass. This was one of my favorite cities.
Me and Regalo. This was a test of character for me... we got through it though. The trek was nearly three hours from La Fortuna to Monteverde.
Christmas Eve in Monteverde at the Tree House. This restaurant is built around a huge tree, very cool. Christmas gift exchange with the group.
Off of Rio San Juan on the way to Tortuguero.
This was also taken from the boat... a bit intimidating to see crocs like this. Really they are just letting their mouths hang open to cool themselves off. Either way, I'd have preferred to be a bit further away...
La Catarata (waterfall) in Rara Avis. This was SUCH a beautiful hike through the jungle. It wasn't until later that I realized it was probably stupid to go by myself in the rainforest. Here's to survival!
Swimming in the waterfall. This is la PURA VIDA
Learning the tricks of the trade: making Costa Rican tamales for Christmas
This was our first adventure of the whole trip. Hans, Matt, myself and Shelly after our trip down the Rio Pacuare, which are class 3 and 4 rapids. Pacuare is in the top 5 for white water rafting in the whole world. And it's BEAUTIFUL. Think Jurassic Park. In a raft.
Cahuita National Park, Carribean side. We were on the way to snorkel...
And here's snorkling in the Caribbean Sea. Strange feeling to stick your head under water and breathe...
Paradise. The Carribean from the shore of Cahuita, Costa Rica.
One of the many monkeys of the trip... this is a white-faced cappuchin. He was very playful!
San Jose, la capital.
6 comments:
Great photos. What an amazing trip. I am excited to see the other photos you took and to hear more.
Thanks for posting pics!! Looks so beautiful! And you did tons of amazing things! Ry is pretty jealous. We love white water rafting - but I nearly pee my pants on category 2's. =) Kind of a chicken...
Oh my gosh everything looks so beautiful! I am so jealous:) What an amazing Christmas, who could ask for more?!
i am jelous. and now i must kill you.
love them! ok, so maybe when i went snorkeling for the 1st time, i couldn't get the hang of the whole 'breathing under water' thing... so i kept diving down (can you see it? kopp going: "OHHHH! pretty fishy!!"...and then down i dove)- except i kept breathing w/ my snorkel UNDERwater. we have so many pictures of me doing that! what a moron:) you look WAY hotter, ghetto! so talented.
Hey Kathy! Its your forever long lost roomie megan. I couldn't help but look at all your amazing pictures, it looks like you had soooooo much fun! I know I haven't seen or talked to you in forever, but here's my shout out from me, ry, and our little ava leigh. Check out our blog! It's nice to keep in touch that way, hope you don't mind. Peace!
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