January 25, 2011

Monteverde-Costa Rica

Steve and I went for a walk on the trails at the hotel


fountain at the hotel

they make steps out of trees that have fallen down

they are making birds nests

Steve and I went on a jungle tour with many bridges

vines grow up the trees

eventually the vines kill the tree leaving the middle hollow


some of the people on the tour climbed up the middle of the tree


Steve


a fountain in a park in Santa Elena (closest town) where we shopped and had lunch

January 24, 2011

Arenal-Volcano Lodge & Gardens, Baldi-Costa Rica




Cattle car with horses

It was a beautiful drive around the lake Arenal, the pictures do not do it justice. We checked into Volcano Lodge and Gardens Hotel and it was very nice.

The next day we went into La Fortuna and got our laundry done, shopped and had lunch.

these chickens were for sale in a pet store

There was a very nice park in town


There are beautiful grounds at this hotel with a walking trail

Mary took us out for a great supper to celebrate Steve's birthday

they gave Steve a nice dessert and sang happy birthday




Mount Arenal, no volcanic activity while we were there

We went to Baldi Hit Springs, there were many different hot spring pools there with different temperatures




A nice buffet dinner was included in admission price

January 23, 2011

Towel animals-Costa Rica

I really enjoyed the different towel animals the housekeeping staff made













January 20, 2011

Sunset Cruise-Costa Rica

On Valentines day we went for a sunset cruise. The cruise included drinks, snacks, live music, chocolate (just small chocolate bars and candies) and a nice supper. We all enjoyed it


Steve joining the other people snorkeling



the cook who made a very nice fish dinner for about 20 people in this small kitchen

beautiful sunset

this is the boat we were on