Seems like since I came back here all I've posted is sad stuff! So I thought I'd post some happy pictures! Stuart and I spent 3 weeks in Costa Rica in November 2010, thanks to a remarkable friend who agreed to take on the enormous task of caring for our zoo! We loved Costa Rica. It's a beautiful country. We're planning to return in 2012 and hopefully purchase property there...a winter escape place!
I took three cameras with me! They all got a workout!
We spent a few days at the Arenal Volanco. It's one of the ten most active volcanos in the world. It's erupted almost daily since it's last major epurption in 1968. It was pretty quiet while we were there and the top was clouded over much of the time, but we did hear and feel some rumbles. Very cool! The area is spectacular even without the volcano!
We went swimming under the La Fortuna Waterfall in the same area. The trail down to it is treacherous with huge signs saying not to try it if you have balance or cardiac problems! It was worth the effort!
We hiked on the Hanging Bridges there too; 13 bridges strung at different levels in the rainforest. We were lucky enough to get very close to a troop of Howler Monkeys. It was a highlight of the trip for me. I've always wanted to see monkeys in the wild! We saw howlers several times during the trip and white faced capuchins in a different area!
These guys were all over Arenal, Coatimundis or Pizotes. They are kinda like racoons, although they have regular racoons there too.
After we left Arenal, we worked our way over to the Pacific Coast. One of our stops along the way was Las Pumas, a big cat rescue. It was amazing! They do great work. Many of the animals were kept as pets and can't be released, but they also have a vet clinic and rehab area. Animals that are injured in the wild are cared for, rehabbed and whenever possible they are released back into their natural habitat. This jaguar was watching for her lunch! The food guy was coming!
more coming....
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