Water
falls. Cast iron sinks.
Water
falls. Cast iron sinks.
Seen on our trip from Selva Verde to Bosque de Paz.
Gigunda
Triple King Size
Our "junior executive suite".
Ride
'em, Sharon
These saddles were on the railings in front of our second-floor rooms.
Sharon
on the concrete bridge over the stream
This stream split the property into lodging on the right side, and the cloudforest on the left.
Scintillant Hummingbird (Internet)
This great little hummer took nectar from the flowers out the dining room window.
Benny, Benny,
Benny (He changed it back, of course)
Our great 21-year old guide Benicio, contemplating a trick on future hikers.
Sharon
Reading by the Bird Feeders
Relaxing at the Forest of Peace.
"Gilligan's
Island." Victor on guitar, Fernando in the middle, Mario on right.
One evening's impromptu fun.
The
stream, on the way up the trail
I loved this single flower, with the stream behind.
Purple-throated
Mountain-gem (female).
Benny pointed this nest out to us, beside the road
Yellow-thighed Finch (Internet)
Flashy in the sun.
Golden-browed
Chlorophonia (male)
What a spectacular bird.
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher (Internet)
We saw two like this in a tree by the carpark.
Female
Orange-bellied Trogon
Guide Benny was on his way home, heard then saw this bird, and came back to get us.
Cute little
blue-sandaled Gabriella.
Daughter of Victor, guitar player above. Spoke Spanish with Sharon.
Two
Purple-throated Mountain-gems chicks. Less than one day old.
We saw this nest when there were two eggs, then like this a day later.
Money
Flower
Benny says Costa Ricans put these in their wallet, to bring luck and money. Sharon put one in her wallet.
Little
Bottle
Hummingbirds loved these flowers, called "Little Bottle."
Leche Makers
Fierce wild animals, loose on the road in the cloudforest
Let the
Pictures Tell the Story, Story
A park (Zar Cerro) we came across in the outskirts of San Jose, Costa Rica.
That's Sharon,
on the Left
As friend Ron White offered, then that's me on the right.
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