TRIP DAY 2 (Tue, 3/28):

Mary, in the gardens at Hotel Bougainvillea, San José, Costa Rica

Tuesday, 3/28, at Hotel Bougainvillea

TRIP DAY 4 (Thu, 3/30):

Corcovado National Park, Corcovado peninsula, Costa Rica

After a long day at Corcovado National Park, a wet departure by boat, and transfer from one boat to another, finally on our way back to Drake Bay.

TRIP DAY 5 (Fri, 3/31):

In the town of Sierpe, on the Sierpe River
With our coconut water that Erick bought us

At the little park in Sierpe, Mary used Steve as a metric to show the scale of this replica carved stone sphere. Many were found nearby when people were clearing land. They date to before metal tools and, according to our local guide, José, their perfect symmetry has led some to theorize they were created by aliens.

TRIP DAY 6 (Sat, 3/31):

On our boat, as we were leaving Drake Bay Wilderness Resort to go to our next stop, Villa Lapas

TRIP DAY 7 (Sun, 4/2):

Wrapped in the roots of a giant ficus tree at Carara National Park

TRIP DAY 9 (Tue, 4/4):

Mary, walking along the path from our room to the Arenal Observatory Lodge office, to go over our checklists with the group.

San Fernando waterfall, across the valley from the Cinchona soda, where we stopped for lunch and bird-watching at their feeders

We decided to take some selfies to use to update profile photos, so we walked around the grounds, looking for colorful backgrounds.