 This is Juan, the Park “Ranger”, our cook, and host during the stay. He is a most patient man, working to help Dave with his Spanish, is very bright, and very caring about the environment of his country. |
 Tried to get a bit of an example of the view out the dining hall door. Re his cooking, it was excellent, but a bit of a change of pace — going from vegetarian-low fat diet to one where everything was fried in margerine. |
 We hiked down a steep slope and around in a circular path back up to the “Estacion”. Dave found an enormous Costus, nearly twice as tall as the ones of the same species he had seen before. And yes, this is what a Costus looks like. |
 I found this Heleconia rather nifty in that its colors were such a deeper shade of orange-red than the previous ones I’d seen. |
 The bridges on the trail were a bit shaky. |
 Some of the bigger Primary Forest trees used the buttress-method to maintain stability. |
 I’ve circled a large bird we watched for a while — I think it was an Osprey. |
 Costa Rica has numerous venomous stakes, but luckily this one wasn’t — some of the venomous ones can kill you within minutes. |
 Laguna Pocosol is a bit of a mystery as to the basis behind its formation. Volcanic crater, or just a depression? |
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This is Juan, the Park “Ranger”, our cook, and host during the stay. He is a most patient man, working to help Dave with his Spanish, is very bright, and very caring about the environment of his country.
Tried to get a bit of an example of the view out the dining hall door. Re his cooking, it was excellent, but a bit of a change of pace — going from vegetarian-low fat diet to one where everything was fried in margerine.
We hiked down a steep slope and around in a circular path back up to the “Estacion”. Dave found an enormous Costus, nearly twice as tall as the ones of the same species he had seen before. And yes, this is what a Costus looks like.
I found this Heleconia rather nifty in that its colors were such a deeper shade of orange-red than the previous ones I’d seen.
The bridges on the trail were a bit shaky.
Some of the bigger Primary Forest trees used the buttress-method to maintain stability.
I’ve circled a large bird we watched for a while — I think it was an Osprey.
Costa Rica has numerous venomous stakes, but luckily this one wasn’t — some of the venomous ones can kill you within minutes.
Laguna Pocosol is a bit of a mystery as to the basis behind its formation. Volcanic crater, or just a depression?