Travels to Rincon de la Vieja

[31 Aug 2008 | No Comment | 246 views]
Day 10: A Canopy Ride Before Home

My muscles ached and my body hurt. I shuffled into the bathroom and saw a huge bruise on my lower back. Thank you, Canela. To shock myself awake, I jumped into a cold shower. We had woken up early this morning to eat breakfast and pack our bags before heading to the hotel’s famous canopy tour.
I poked my head out the door, and Cesar was already waiting outside. The good news was that after drying his camera under a light bulb all night, it was working again. The bad news was that he had a …

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[30 Aug 2008 | No Comment | 320 views]
Day 9: Muddy in Rincon de la Vieja

I like to wake up with the sun, and in Costa Rica, this means that I get up early – 6:30 a.m. is sleeping in. Cesar, however, has completely redefined the term “early bird.” He bounced out of his hotel room almost every pitch-black morning, scouting for photos during the very earliest moments of daylight. I envied him sometimes, especially when he came to breakfast with photographic evidence of shy wildlife or perfectly lit nature shots.
This morning, it was toucans. Toucans! It may have something (or a lot) to do with a certain breakfast cereal, …

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