Costa Rica

Zip lines? Done that. Tarzan Swing? Done that. Longest/highest zip line ever? OK, now they have our attention! It was 750 meters long (1/2 a mile) and about 150 ft. over the canyon. In a [...]

So far, we've only seen the white faced monkeys (pictured here), but every night at dusk we hear the howler monkeys. They are small, only about 15 lbs. each and they sleep most of the [...]

AM: We got up early to catch Volcano Poas, an active volcano with fumarole (sulphur gas) steaming from the center. In 1910, it erupted with a column of steam & ash over 8,000 meters in [...]

We're not in Kansas anymore. And certainly not in the desert. What a refreshing change to be in humid air with flowers everywhere. For example: wild pink and yellow orchids, gigantic elephant ears, and best [...]

The longest zip line canopy tour in Costa Rica took us through 2 miles of cable with 18 platforms through the cloud forests. We gave our best Tarzan yells! Here we are, a little muddy, [...]

Ay carumba! Now that's a big bug eating the banana - a little bigger, and we might call him dinner, huh? The monkey was one of six we spotted in some high trees chattering away. [...]

What a fantastic adventure with Pure Trek Canyoning in La Fortuna, Costa Rica - rappelling down 4 different waterfalls. The longest was 195 feet and the water was warm. It's lush and tropical, but not [...]