I'm ba-aaaack!
Costa Rica was beautiful. I took a crapload of pictures, which I have whittled down into four Flickr sets. The first one is the big, main photo set with all of the stuff we did; also, there are three smaller sets with people and buildings, animals, and plants and nature and whatnot.
Here are some favorite pics:
I really loved this "No Prostitution"
sign hanging outside of the Denny's in San Jose--like, is that really
necessary? In all my life, I have never walked out of a Denny's
thinking, "You know what would go great with that greasy sausage and
bad coffee? A hooker!"
Maybe it's a cultural thing.
We stayed one night in a town
called La Fortuna, which is at the base of Arenal, an active volcano.
We could see the volcano from our hotel room, and so when I woke up
briefly at 5 a.m. to pee, I peeked out the curtains to see what it
looked like at sunrise. On my way back to bed I snapped a picture of
the view.
When I got back into bed, all I could think was, "I wonder when in
my life I will get another opportunity to truthfully and logically
refer to taking a 'bathroom/volcanic photography break.'" I hope soon.
On my trip I got to see many, many monkeys. These two were in
Manuel Antonio National Park, and it reminds me of why they are such a
fascinating animal: monkeys manage to look so human--and so NOT
human--at the same time, and it's really weird. Like, if you look at
it one way this momma monkey is all exotic and wild and stuff, but then
you also remember that her expression is the exact same one you use
when you're trying to remember where you parked your car.
We also saw a bunch of crocodiles.
One thing I made sure to
buy before the trip was a disposable underwater camera, because I have
always wanted to take one of those cool underwater pictures of myself.
Thanks to Laura's underwater photography skills, I can now check that
goal off my list:
If I had a snorkel and fins, that would have "Vacation Stock Photo" written all over it.
Some other totally vacation-y images:
Laura being pushed off the platform on our zipline tour
Laura again, with the world's most vacation-y drink
Kate and Laura on the beach
Kate in the hotel pool
Check out the rest of the collection here, if you're interested.