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Quepos airport
Quepos airport - the plane we rode in on from San Jose

Quepos airport terminal
Quepos airport terminal

Marty, Bridget in pool
Marty, Bridget in pool at Hotel Espadilla

Manual Antonio beach
Manual Antonio beach

Manual Antonio beach
Manual Antonio beach

Manual Antonio beach
Manual Antonio beach looking up to the "main strip"

Bridgette on beach
Bridgette on beach in Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio beach
Manual Antonio beach looking for shells

Manual Antonio beach
Manual Antonio beach

Manual Antonio beach
Manual Antonio beach looking back towards town

Manual Antonio National Park
Manual Antonio beach at the park entrance

monkey
monkey at Manual Antonio beach

the girls
Dakota, Taylor, Savanna, Bridgette

Hotel Espadilla
Hotel Espadilla - Cabinas

The boys
Marty, Bill, Gary

Manual Antonio
walking in to town

Manual Antonio
walking near beach

Manual Antonio beach
bar at Manual Antonio beach on the sand

Manual Antonio beach
Manual Antonio beach beach bar

Hotel Espadilla
Marty & Bridgette in our room

Manual Antonio beach
view from Cocunuts

Manual Antonio beach
gang at Coconuts

sunset
sunset from Coconuts

Manual Antonio beach
same as picture before but before the wires were photo shopped out!

Manual Antonio beach
sunset at Manual Antonio beach from Coconuts

sunset
more sunset - closeup

Manual Antonio beach
drinks at Manual Antonio - Vicki, Gary, Bill, Fran, Bridgette

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drinkin' time
at Coconuts - Bill, Fran, Marty, Vicki

Manual Antonio beach
more drinking at Coconuts

Bill & Fran
at Manual Antonio beach

Marty & Vicki
lot's of drinks???

Bill & Fran
yes, lots of drinks

Manual Antonio beach
going to the National Park

Manual Antonio beach
along the coast

Manual Antonio beach
local spider

Manual Antonio beach
close up

Manual Antonio beach
along beach

Manual Antonio beach
path along beach

Manual Antonio beach
path along beach

Manual Antonio beach
looking up

Manual Antonio beach
wasp nest

Manual Antonio beach
in the park

Manual Antonio beach
the forest

Manual Antonio beach
hermit crab

Manual Antonio beach
palm with spikes on trunk

Manual Antonio beach
doing the hike

Manual Antonio
looking down from the top of the hike

Manual Antonio
wasp nest

Manual Antonio
looking up tall tree

Manual Antonio
looking down the cliff in the park

Manual Antonio
view of forest

Manual Antonio
in the park

Manual Antonio
made it to second beach

Manual Antonio
tide pools

Manual Antonio
beach

Manual Antonio
enjoying the beach

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
iguana on rock

Manual Antonio
local resident

Manual Antonio
visitor looking for handouts

Manual Antonio
getting bold

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
the big guy!

Manual Antonio
both in one shot

Manual Antonio
this guy took a bit out of my finger!!

Manual Antonio
me with the 'locals'

Manual Antonio
feeding the locals

Manual Antonio
the gentle one

Manual Antonio
another local

Manual Antonio
Capuchin monkey

Manual Antonio
Capuchin monkey

Manual Antonio
nice boat off shore

Manual Antonio
another spider

Manual Antonio
tree in bloom

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
sand carver

Manual Antonio

Hotel Espadilla
veiw from our room - pool, bar, restaurant

Hotel Espadilla
our room was top right

Hotel Espadilla
view from our room to the pool, bar, restaurant

Hotel Espadilla
bar

Quepos
big celebration

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos

Celebration in Quepos
Gary, Karen, Marty

countryside
on the way to the zip line tour

Canopy Safari - zip line
zip line through the forest canopy. Outside of Quepos

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line
fashion statement

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line
view from a platform

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line
suspension bridge

Canopy Safari - zip line
view from up top

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line
high platform

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line
rappel down 100+ feet

Canopy Safari - zip line
way way down

Canopy Safari - zip line
swing from platform to platform

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line
looking up from rappel

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Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line
final zip over river

countryside
on way back from zip line

Canopy Safari - zip line

countryside

Canopy Safari - zip line

countryside

countryside
cross river to get back

coutryside
where we drove across river to get back from zip line

countryside

old bridge

countryside

snake got frog

snake

praying mantis

gecko in the drink!

baby gecko

baby gecko

Queops

Queops

Queops
Tsumani Sushi (same owner as here in HB)

Queops
Tsunami Sushi - same as in HB

Queops
The Grand Escape bar & restaurant

Queops
The Grand Escape

Queops
The Grand Escape - stopped for a beer

Queops
the harbor

Queops

Queops
typical street

Hotel Espadilla
hotel entrance

Hotel Espadilla
traveling palm

Hotel Espadilla
the Cabinas

Hotel Espadilla
The Cabinas

Hotel Espadilla
Titi Monkeys

Hotel Espadilla
Titi

Titi Monkeys

Hotel Espadilla
saw a banana in the car!

Hotel Espadilla
Titi

Hotel Espadilla
mom & baby

Hotel Espadilla
little one

Hotel Espadilla

Hotel Espadilla

Hotel Espadilla

Manual Antonio
sunset

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
sunset

Hotel Espadilla
Ollie

Hotel Espadilla
find them everywhere

Bridgette

Hotel Espadilla
Max, Marty, Bridgette

Hotel Espadilla
Max, Vicki, Marty

Hotel Espadilla
Max, Vicki, Bridgette

Hotel Espadilla
night of the big pool tournament

Hotel Espadilla
Taylor, Dakota, Savanna

Hotel Espadilla
Bill, Fran

Hotel Espadilla
Fran, Vicki

Hotel Espadilla
Bill, Fran, Vicki

Hotel Espadilla
the 'girls'

Hotel Espadilla
Milena, Sophie, Karen

Hotel Espadilla
Karen, Vicki

Hotel Espadilla
the big girls

Hotel Espadilla
Marty with George's dog

Hotel Espadilla
owners dog

Hotel Espadilla
the pool tournament

Hotel Espadilla
Marty, Bill

Hotel Espadilla
Max - the winner of the pool tournament!

Hotel Espadilla
Max with George (hotel owner)

Hotel Espadilla
George is dwarfed by those big boys!

Hotel Espadilla
George, Vicki

Hotel Espadilla
Max (Gary's son), getting the winnings

Manual Antonio
stangler vine on tree

Manual Antonio
top of the hike at the Hotel Espadilla's property

Manual Antonio
the view from the top of the hike. up a long way!

Manual Antonio
final leg of hike

Manual Antonio
little frog

Manual Antonio
hanging by the stream

Manual Antonio
looking for fresh water shrimp

Manual Antonio
end of the path at Hotel Espadilla's hike

Hotel Espadilla
big guy hanging by the pool

Manual Antonio
another sunset

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
end of sunset

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
Vicki and Marty at sunset

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
little gecko

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Manual Antonio
sunrise

Manual Antonio sunrise

Manual Antonio sunrise

Manual Antonio Nat. Park
entrance to the Park

Manual Antonio sunrise
looking back towards tonw

Manual Antonio
main strip of town

Cocunuts
great place to eat

Manual Antonio
on main street looking towards beach

Manual Antonio
back side of town

Hotel Espadilla
another local friend

Manual Antonio
hiked up the property again

Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
view from the top

Manual Antonio
looking the opposite direction

Manual Antonio
steep climb!

Manual Antonio
deer on property

Manual Antonio
at Hotel Espadilla

at Hotel Espadilla

butterfly farm

Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm
mating

Butterfly farm
a catapiller

Butterfly farm
morpho butterfly catepillers

Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm
catepillers

Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm
little catepillars

Butterfly farm

Butterfly farm
crocodiles

Butterfly Farm
lizard - can run on water

Butterfly Farm
crocodiles waiting for lunch

Butterfly Farm

Butterfly Farm

Butterfly Farm

Butterfly Farm

Si Como No
view from the bar

Si Como No
view from rooms

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Si Como No
a begger at lunch

Si Como No
lunch

El Avion
view from the bar

El Avion
a stop at the bar

El Avion

El Avion
close to Manual Antonio

typical bus stop

near Manual Antonio

Manual Antonio
looking at town from out in the kayaks

Manual Antonio kayak time

Manual Antonio kayak time

Manual Antonio kayak time

Manual Antonio kayak time

Manual Antonio kayak time

Manual Antonio kayak time

sunset from the kayaks
looking the other direction

sunset from the kayaks

sunset from the kayaks

sunset from the kayaks

sunset from the kayaks

sunset from the kayaks

sunset from the kayaks

sunset from the kayaks

sunset from the kayaks

leaving Hotel Espadilla
packing up the small van with ALL that luggage and 11 people

"Oh My God" bridge
leaving Quepos

"Oh My God" bridge
looking out, while going over

crocodile bridge
view looking down

croc in the river

crocodile bridge
looking down

view from crocodile bridge

sleepy time in van
on our way to Arenal

countryside

countryside

countryside

countryside

countryside

countryside
heading to north part of country

countryside

countryside
fan palm

asleep on the road

Montana de Feugo
our rooms

Arenal Volcano
in the clouds

Montana de Fuego
view from our balcony

Montana de Fuego
our room

Montana de Fuego
girls in the pool

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego
sunrise

Montana de Fuego
sunset from the property

Montana de Fuego
sunset

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego
ready for dinner

Montana de Fuego
armadillo in front of our rooms

Arenal
early morning

Arenal
early morning, view from the hotel

odd duck
at the hotel

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego
across the street from the hotel

Montana de Fuego
across street

Montana de Fuego
the grounds looking toward pool

orchid

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego
the grounds

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego
our little balcony

ATV's in La Fortuna
town at base of volcano

ATV ride

ATV ride

ATV ride

ATV ride
scary fashion!

ATV ride

ATV ride

ATV ride

ATV ride

ATV ride

ATV ride
view from up the mountain

ATV ride
love the dirt on the face

ATV ride
talapia farm

ATV ride
lunch break with friend

ATV ride
talapia farm with view of Arenal

ATV ride
Arenal the green side

ATV ride
Arenal green side, closeup

Arenal volcano
view over Lake Arenal

Arenal erupting
what you see with good zoom lens

Arenal volcano erupting
camera could not get this at night. need closeup lens. what we would have seen

ATV ride
lunch at talapia farm

Baldi hot springs

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs
giant fish tail palm

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs
Where the water originates for the spa

Baldi Hot Springs
paths between the pools

Baldi Hot Springs
swim up bar with restaurant above

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs
HOT waterfall

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs
sunset from the springs

Baldi Hot Springs

Baldi Hot Springs

Montana de Fuego
final sunrise

Montana de Fuego
sunrise final

Montana de Fuego

Montana de Fuego
last sunrise

countryside
drive to Paos Volcano

countryside

countryside

waterfall
on the way to Paos volcano

different waterfall
walking behind it

waterfall
Marty behind it

waterfall
view from behind it

waterfall

waterfall

countryside

Poas Volcano
entrance

Poas Vocano
crater

Poas Volcano
hike to the lake

Poas Volcano
big climb to the lake

Poas Volcano
path to lake

Poas Volcano
almost to lake

Poas Volcano
lake - extinct crater, still with too much acid to support life

Poas Volcano
lake

Poas Volcano
clouds crawling down side of lake

Poas Volcano
clouds getting closer to water

coffee shop
on the way down from Paos

coffee shop
the grounds

coffee shop
one of the residents with Bridgette

coffee shop
another siesta

coffee shop
bird friend

coffee shop
just wont get off the shoulder

souvenier shop

hummingbird
at coffee shop

hummingbird
at coffee shop - hard to see, but the green guy is there in the middle

house at coffee shop
the owners home

coffee shop
inside. a great cup of mud

coffee shop
souvenier side

coffee shop
wishing pond - with farewell wishes to our trip

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