• Costa Rica 2026
    The farmhouse.The kitchen where our snacks were prepared.The lower level seating area of the farm house.Our guide let me take his kayak for the 2nd leg of our journey -- fun!Some of our fellow travelers captured some magnificent pics, like this one.This was our transportation to the forest reserve.Our guides were able to find this bat in the tree.Rainforest Hognosed Pitviper: ~2' long, only mildly venemous (but still somewhat intimidating).Taken through a telescope from about 15' away: a sleeping red-eyed tree frog, about 2" long.

    River Safari, local farm

    May 13 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

    Peñas Blancas River Safari: we paddled & floated down this peaceful river looking for wildlife. Along the way we visited a local finca (farm) that has been in the family for generations. The family elder recently passed away at 102. (!) They shared stories of the farm along with homemade banana bread, local coffee, brahma cheese and fried plantains. All good.
    We ended our day with a walk through a virgen forest reserve -- beautiful trees and some fun critter-finds.    Read more