TICOS CALL DRY SEASON "WINTER" HERE. WHAT? IT'S 70-80 F.

Specialist  (Solangie Vega-second from Right) and Facilitators in Guapiles,
Limon Provence

Rodrigo Rivera teaching 2 Returned Missionaries and 2 members
how to have success in finding "better employment".

Mid February-stopped to hike into a waterfall on the way
to speak at San Vito branch by the Panama border.

Must admit is was an extreme hike for little reward and
Sister Petersen was.....

not thrilled with the experience at all.  Almost didn't make it out
up the nearly vertical path. Come back Ryan, I need my hiking buddy!

Rented home in San Vito where the branch meets.

New friends we met at church in San Vito

This pond is one of our favorite sites (between
San Vito and Niely)

Our hotel outside San Vito was really fun...Cascata Del Bosco.
Owner was from Sacramento area & claimed several member
friends there.

Here we saw the largest bamboo trees ever.  There was a path that
ran through them

Teaching combined Sunday School in San Vito

On way home stayed overnight in a hotel that on the
internet said "OceanView" and looked to be right on the ocean but...

was actually 7 km straight up the mountain side on a 4 wheel drive
"trail" that we navigated in the dark.  Hermana Petersen was once
again not very happy.

After church in San Vito met with the District President and 4 branch presidents
of Rio Claro District to train them in the new "Mi Camino Hasta La
Autosuficiencia" Program.  District President Castillo is in the middle.
He's been District President now for 8 years.

If you look hard enough you can see our ocean view from our hotel balcony



On way back to San Jose Monday morning we ate at a Seaside Hotel and Upscale
Restaurant at Villa Caletas where this Iguana came right up to the table for table scraps.
Hermana Pete loves iguanas. I am iguana "neutral" : )