Well, after last Tuesday internet access died... but the adventure of Costa Lived on. First we are all sorry to hear about all the tradegy in SouthEast Asia,,, we have been following the news about it as much as possible.

We have had the very good fortune of an extremely organized trip with an outstanding group leader "Mario" a local Costa Rican working for this tour group OATTRAVEL.com. And all 16 tour members coming from very diverse backgrounds and experiences have meshed so well. It's been really a postitive experience. Everyone is also well traveled and it has been great fun to share travel stories. Between all of us we have visited every continent and many of the 200+ cuntries in the world. Really amazing...

The last 6 days included more amazing adventures and lots of firsts for me. We did a Canopy tour where you go up in the tree tops and ride on harness and cables from tree to tree... About 8 different sections so it takes about an hour. I hadn't riden a horse since childhood and we did that twice. And "Mud Baths" wow ,,, that was great. We started in a steam cavern and then spread lava made mud all over our bodies and hair. After drying in the sun we took lots of great shots (which you will see later) and then showered and went into the pool and hot tubs.

Kayaking near the Pacific Ocean, more early morning bird, animal and fauna watching and discovery and a crocadile tour. It goes on and on!!!

All the experiences of the past 12 days could not have been possible without doing an organized tour such as this one... It was really incredible. If interested go to www.oattravel.com Will post pictures as soon as possible...

Hasta Luego!!! Adios,,, Gary