OCTOBER? IT SEEMS LIKE MAY IN PARADISE

Helping Rodrigo and his father-in-law finish the attic
bedrooms in his new home.

Recently returned missionaries who completed the
Career Workshop

Community open house at the amazingly beautiful new Chapel
in San Ramon, Alajuela Stake

We were so excited for Dani & J and to be able to be part
of their Wedding by "FaceTime" with Ryan

A beautiful (but caliente) hike in Braulio Carrillo
National Park

Loved our night's stay a this Boutique hotel near Puerto Viejo Sarapiqi

61th Birthday Celebration was with Rodrigo at....Burger King.
Elder Pete actually had a virus, hence the paleness.
He went home after eating his Whopper & crashed.

Great Evening sharing our message on Self-Reliance with the Relief Society
Presidencies of the Alajuela Stake

Sharing the message at a Combined meeting of Priesthood and
Relief Society at the Montes de Oca Ward, Los Yoses Stake.

Hermana Petersen got to spend 48 hours in Argentina by way of
Panama while accompanying a young Sister Missionary home for medical reasons
to Neuquén.  Elder Petersen was jealous but not of the 18 hours spent in the air.
 

Henry,  a guide at Sky River Drift who found Ryan's lost waterproof camera in the River
8 days earlier.

The mushrooms in Costa Rica can be uniquely beautiful.
Wait a minute, did he eat one of those things?
His face indicates he may have....
 

The amazing skies and sunsets continue to be daily highlights!

There was a sloth in the tree outside our hotel room at Heliconia Island

The little "Group" of members meeting in Puerto Viejo Sarapiqi which
should become an independent Branch within the next few months.



Rented house used as Chapel in Puerto Viejo with Assistant Group Leader
and Elders Neider and Hernandez

RYAN IN PARADISE (PART 2)

After spending the night at Vista Golfo we decided to try
the Adventure Park Canopy Saturday morning...
25 zip lines & over 11 waterfalls (including 2 repels).

First repelling experience..

Swimming in waterfall was cold but stunning.
Does Elder Pete mean that the water was stunningly cold,
or the scene was stunning? Hmm, probably both.

Colorful friend our guide found on the trail

All good things have to end but this was memorable!

 

Car problems came to a head 3 km past the Crocodile Bridge.
We bought a new battery, but things actually got worse!

The views were still amazing,

Hermana playing with a Pit Bull for part of the 4 hours

 we spent at the Auto Mechanics shop. Believe it or not,

this is our 4th failed attempt to get into Manuel Antonio Park.

 

Monkey crossing the road.  Quepos style

Quepos Branch where we...

preached and teached.

.

 

EL AVION Restaurant on the road to Manuel Antonio.

 

One of the best views in a country of amazing vistas.

 

Must admit that after 4 unsuccessful attempts,

Manuel Antonio was a bit disappointing

Baby Viper

Checking out the sloth before it could move on

Panoramic of Playa Manuel Antonio

Giant rainbow over Quepos

Howler monkey

Rain drenched sunset leaving Quepos

In Costa Rica you can see most anything,

even a vendor selling his wares, on a semi.

Final day.. gave Ryan his choice of the days agenda...

you guessed it, he chose another waterfall,

Orosi Tapanti!  The hike was unbelievable!

and the falls, stunning.

 

but ultimately Ryan couldn't let a mountain of jungle, with no

trails, stop him from reaching 1 of the tallest falls in Costa Rica.

 

So we bouldered up the cascades for 50 minutes

When my foot slipped on this moss covered rock and I fell backwards

Ryan yelled,  No!, No!, Nooo..but I survived ok.

Needless to say, Hermana Pete was not too happy when she found out.

One final stop at the Bridge in Orosi.

7 extremely filled days of extreme beauty

in amazing Costa Rica.

 

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