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Cue Indiana Jones music.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Monteverde , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Now where are we again?

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Manuel Antonio , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Ziplining in Monteverde.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Monteverde , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Gourmet lunch at the organic farm near La Fortuna.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: La Fortuna , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Volcan Arenal, the tallest volcano in Costa Rica.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: La Fortuna , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

The parakeet was not intimidated.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: La Fortuna , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Rhinoceros beetle.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: La Fortuna , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Beautiful double waterfall at our resort in the rainforest.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Rara Avis , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Mere and I are suited up for our trip up to Rara Avis on the truck.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Las Horquetas , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Meredith and I taking a picture with Buttercup, the most famous sloth in the world.

kinghurley — Mon, 3 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Picture from: Cauhuita , Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.

Day 15, Saturday, August 11th � Waiting for the Night

kinghurley — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Quepos, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
We left the beach today, and were forced to think about a life outside of vacation again. Our group had voted to charter a tourist bus back to San J...

Day 14, Friday, August 10th � Sailing, Sailing, Over the Open Blearghhh!

kinghurley — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Quepos, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
We undertook our last real adventure on this day. Our whole group went down to the harbor at Quepos in the morning. We were going to go sailing and...

Day 13, Thursday, August 9th � Fun in the Sun

kinghurley — Thu, 9 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Quepos, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
This part of our vacation was clearly designed to allow us to wind down, and I suppose many people consider laying out on the beach a very peaceful o...

Day 12, Wednesday Aug. 8th � Specific Pacific

kinghurley — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Quepos, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
If there was one place I wish we�d have spent more time in, it was Monteverde. I certainly enjoyed the climate and its lack of snakes. I would have...

Day 11, Tuesday, August 7th � One Step into the Brink

kinghurley — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Santa Elena, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
This was the day we had prepared for and looked forward to since we booked the trip. Later in the afternoon, we were going to tour the cloud forest ...

Day 10, Monday, August 6th � Horses, Horses, Horses

kinghurley — Mon, 6 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Santa Elena, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
I rode a horse for the first time today. We left the hotel in La Fortuna and made our way around to the other side of the volcano to the lake side. ...

Day 9 � Sunday, August 5th � Of Arts and Crafts and Upset Stomachs

kinghurley — Sun, 5 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: La Fortuna, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
Our adventures today were in a lower key. We went with Frank and Cindy on the Community, Culture, and Conservation tour. We were the only four in t...

Day 8, Saturday, August 4th � The Lost Canyon and Disneyland Hot Springs

kinghurley — Sat, 4 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: La Fortuna, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
Six of the GAP crew left for the �Lost Canyon� rappelling trip at 10am � Anthony, Melissa, Kevin, Autumn, me and Marcie, a teacher from Alberta. We ...

Day 7, Friday, August 3rd � From the Forest to The Fortune

kinghurley — Fri, 3 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: La Fortuna, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
We bid farewell to Rara Avis. I was feeling lightheaded, sneezy, and irritable from my cold, so I didn�t feel up to following Josh on a hike down to...

Day 6, Thursday, August 2nd � Soap Opera!

kinghurley — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Story from: Rara Avis, Costa Rica. By: kinghurley.
It rained early in the morning. Listening to pounding rain on a tin roof is made all the more special in the rainforest. Our group got our first da...