Photos from Costa Rica

Country side near San Jose taken from the slopes of Poas Volcano The crater of Poas above the clouds in the San Jose Valley

These frogs are about an inch and a half long. Many frogs in Costa Rica are poisonous to touch.

The waterfall park near San Jose

Clouds moving in to the park in the late afternoon.

The sign in the bar at the Villas Nicolas in Manuel Antonia in southern CR

The very welcome pool at the Villas Nicolas

One of the local crabs which apparently turn the beaches in Manuel Antonio to crimson in the wet seson when they are covered by millions of these.

A cove in Manuel Antonio Reserve

One of the numerous monkeys in the forest at Manuel Antonio

The coastline from the park

A secluded cove near our hotel in Manuel Antonio

Early morning at Silencio del Campo looking at the Arenal Vocano

This large iguana wandered into the hotel lobby at the Silencio del Campo. We weren't sure if he wanted to check in or not.

A moth with very effective defensive coloring to make itself look like the eye of a much larger animal. This moth was about 4 inches across.

Arenal in the afternoon.

This was taken in the Moneverde Cloud Forest reserve. It is a photo of the rare Quetzal taken through the eyepiece of telescope.

A howler monkey in a tree outside our ranch bungalow in Rincon de la Vieja.

Sue and Michael Kalis' villa in the Concha Real Reserve on the west coast of CR.

The view into their "back yard"

We played golf at the course on their property. Sue Kalis and Robb enjoying the 37 degree afternoon heat.

Happy hour on the beach at a secluded cove nearby.

A spectacuular end to the day.