Andrea and James
Grand adventure in Costa Rica
After Andrea went on leave at the Franchise Tax Board we spent 10 days in Costa Rica. Jamie stayed with his grandparents in San Diego, so we did adventurous grown-up activities!
Hanging baskets made by birds to use as nests
Arénal Volcano erupted nightly
Hanging bridge, shades of Indiana Jones
Fresh picked guava fruits from the tree!
Tabacón hot springs, near the volcano
Beautiful warm pools and lush vegetation
Typical flowers at the hot spring
All the pools have temperature labels!
Andrea picked & ate whole papaya, got sick
Albino snake at the reptile museum
We went on over 1,000 meters of zip lines
Green frog, symbol of Costa Rica
Sámara beach town had horses walking everywhere
A tropical beach to ourselves
Hotel 1915 in Alajuela, a beautiful respite
Blue Morpho at a butterfly farm
The butterflies like to drink sweat for the salt
Coconut milk on ride to Tortuguero turtle preserve
Eyelash viper climbing in the jungle
Coffee plantation tour, red coffee “fruit” model
