Коста РикаGuachipelín9°56’43” N 84°9’13” W
22 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
It was a long day with not much happening. The five of us, Mom, TJ, Vienne, Tommy and I left the house at 2am for the Detroit airport. Theres a picture of our parking ramp area so I don't forget whereЧитать далее
Коста РикаZoo Ave10°0’45” N 84°16’31” W
23 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Animal rescue, zooave
We are about 10 degrees North of Equator in tropic of cancer. Costa Rica is smaller than Lake Michigan.
Today is 98 degrees, just past summer solstice so sun is directly aboveЧитать далее
Коста РикаZoo Ave10°0’44” N 84°16’32” W
23 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Animal rescue, zooave
A sloth! But not very close. And yes, that spider is real, not an exhibit *shivers*
We are about 10 degrees North of Equator in tropic of cancer. Costa Rica is smaller than LakeЧитать далее
Коста РикаSan Luis10°5’55” N 84°12’43” W
23 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Doka coffee tour.
Seedlings sprout after 2 months. They are called "little soldiers" because they have a bean on top that looks like a helmet. After 1 year they are planted and after 4 years you canЧитать далее
Коста РикаSan Luis10°5’54” N 84°12’45” W
23 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
The coffee fruit is removed and used for compost. There are 1 to 3 beans in each fruit. If there is only 1 bean in a pod it is called a peaberry. For the peaberry, all the genetic flavor profilesЧитать далее
Коста РикаZarcero10°11’4” N 84°23’29” W 23 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We stopped in a small town in the mountains called Zarcero. The town is named after the Sassparilla root that is grown and exported for root beer.
There is a beautiful church here and famousЧитать далее
Коста РикаLos Chiles Airport11°1’47” N 84°43’11” W
24 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Stopping in Los Chiles near border of Nicaragua for a boat trip on the Rio Frio. We can cross over the border without papers, but can't go far.
Saw a beautiful kingfisher bird, lots of snakeЧитать далее
НикарагуаMunicipio de San Carlos11°2’56” N 84°44’40” W
24 декабря 2017 г., Никарагуа ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Further up the river here is Nicaragua. Tommy got a text from Verizon welcoming him to another country. Had to log it here also, just to make it official!! We didn't travel as far as this map says,Читать далее
Коста РикаPalma10°28’59” N 84°40’50” W 24 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
In Fortuna, under the view of the Arenal volcano, we visited the Baldi hotel and spa. Different level pools run down the mountain. The hottest water comes from the top "waterfall" and cools as itЧитать далее
Коста РикаPueblo Nuevo10°29’15” N 84°45’15” W 25 декабря 2017 г., Коста Рика ⋅ 🌙 -2 °F
We visited the Mistico hanging bridges park and spent 2 hours hiking through the rainforest and crossing high over the forest floor. The first bridge was scary, but after that I was mostly worried IЧитать далее
Linda KohlWhat a wonderful idea on how to find your car days later. Hope the weather is great. Say hi to your mom; I miss her. Now, if only you'd post more pictures :(
Linda KohlDecided to re-post this after I read your LV response:
Linda KohlOH, I get it. You're going to do what I did. I don't blame you waiting til the trip is over to post. I needed 3 weeks after the trip to get my act together. And, besides, who wants to take time away from the vacay to write up notes instead of enjoying yourself.
ПутешественникLove the pic from the plane! Miss you!