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Butterflies
Butterfly farm on the way to Tortuguero
Blue Morpho
Pretty flowers
There's a sloth up there, I swear!
Banana tree leaves
Banana Plantation
On the boat to Tortuguero
Boat ride to Tortuguero
Fog over the river
The streets of Tortuguero
Murals in Tortuguero
Statue, or trash can? It can be both in Tortuguero!
All our boats lined up
Murals in Tortuguero
Another art installation/trash can in Tortuguero
Puppy asleep with his (fake) turtle friend
Murals!
Can you find the baby turtle?
Look at him go!
Baby Turtle
Nest of baby turtles
Allllll the baby turtles
Reflections on the river on the way to Turtle Beach
Our rooms at Turtle Beach
Towel art at Turtle Beach
View from the hammock
Now this is what I call a relaxing afternoon
Turtle Beach
Wide expanses of beach
And more beach
Obligatory jumping photo at Turtle Beach
Mom's jumping photo
Gazing out at the ocean at Turtle Beach
Rooms at Manatus
Dining area at Manatus
Bar at Manatus
Banana Chocolate crepes
Turtle Beach
Early morning canal tour in Tortuguero
Canal tour in Tortuguero
Birds
Basilisk
Basilisk
Early sun through the trees
Heron
Pretty sure there was a monkey in that tree. Help me find it?
oogling the Caiman
Peaceful Caiman
Yawning caiman
Or maybe angry caiman?
Our intrepid leaders
Crazy tree roots
More crazy water trees
Caiman
Favorite place at Selva Bananito, in the hammock
Hiking through the jungle
Holding a spider!
jungle zipline at Selva Bananito
Rappelling at Selva Bananito
protection from the bugs at Selva
Make sure you take the Hammock tour at Selva Bananito!
Helmets required for a lot of Costa Rican adventures!
Early morning skies
Selva Bananito is the prettiest
Horsies at Selva Bananito
Sun through the trees
Mastering taking photos through Justo's scope
Bird watching at Selva Bananito
Horses in the pasture
Our guide at Selva, Justo
Pretty Flowers
The "Alice in Wonderland" Garden
Flower
Rain catcher
I called it the Alice in Wonderland garden because the flowers were bigger than us!
Justo cutting open a coconut for us to eat
more unique flowers
Feeling like Alice after she shrunk and talked to the flowers
Mom enjoied feeling like a little person in the garden
Justo is way more brave than me!
View from our room at Selva Bananito
Eating Lychee right off the tree
Getting ready to snorkel
Cahuita National Park
Cahuita National Park Hike
View from the tram at Arenal
Tram ride up to the zip line with Lake Arenal in the distance
Mt Arenal
Mom and I are ready to zip line at Arenal!
Getting clipped in to zip away
Mom and our guide
Ready to zip line away in Arenal
Ecotermales
Soaking in the hot springs at Arenal after our zip lining adventure
Dining room at Arenal Kioro
Arenal Kioro
The pool at Kioro
Hot spring pools at Kioro
View from the rooms at Kioro
View of Mt Arenal from our room at Arenal Manoa
Taking the boat across Lake Arenal
Goodbye Arenal!
windmills on the way to Monteverde
Starting to look more like home on the way to Monteverde
Beautiful drive to Monteverde
Parrot homie on the way to Monteverde
Hanging bridges tour
Selvatura Nature Park
Very rainy during our time in Monteverde
Luckily we had ponchos for the rain!
Hanging Bridges in Monteverde
Making the most of our rainy day
Posing silly in the rain in Monteverde
Unique jungle in Monteverde
Paths through the jungle
With our guide Alex
The tiny plane to Puerto Jimenez
Pretty plane
oh look! There's our captain, within arms reach
Flying Nature Air over San Jose
Clouds over the ocean on the way to Corcovado
View from the air
Crossing the river to La Leona
A very rainy beach walk to La Leona
Everything in my bag was SOAKED
Cute decorations in our tent at La Leona
Beds at La Leona
Covered porch to watch the ocean from
view from our porch at La Leona
Living Pura Vida
Coconut art
Flowers on our table
Safari tent camps at La Leona
Wall murals at La Leona
Black Hawk in Corcovado National Park
On our way into Corcovado
Hiking in Corcovado National Park
Monkey's!
Spider Monkey in Corcovado National Park
Spider Monkey
Massive trees
I was mesmerized by this tree
Caro and I in front of this amazing tree in Corcovado National Park
Caro and I soaked after our hike
Ocean views
The sun finally came out on our last day at La Leona
Ox cart took us across the rive so we wouldn't get soaked again
The smallest plane I've ever been on!
I'm sitting in the back of the plane...
Driving to Savegre
Driving myself was a bit scary at times, but absolutely beautiful!
Savegre river
Waterfalls
Reminds me of the stairs in Mordor - minus the orcs
Getting as close to the waterfall as I can - typical
stairs to the waterfall
Hiking in the Savegre Valley
Moss
I felt like I was back home in the Northwest
Quetzals through the scope
Lots of people lined up to see the Quetzals
Quetzal in the Savegre Valley
Flowers
Costa Rica's smallest hummingbird in the Savegre Valley
Lizard
Secret Garden
Birds in the Savegre Valley
Birds in the Savegre Valley
Birds in the Savegre Valley
Sea turtles in Ballena National Park
Ballena National Park
View from Cristal Ballena
We're on our way!

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