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| New Group of Missionaries arrived on 4/29. Foto also includes their trainers. |
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| Friend Dave Crittenden came to visit and our first stop was a temple session where one of Melanie's friends, Marielas Gonzalez, from Flores & Rio Celeste, was also attending. She comes to the temple from Rio Celeste, which is quite a distance away & while she's in town weekly, does at least 10 sessions. We remember meeting her at the Ogden Temple back in 2002 or so. |
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| Second stop of the Crittenden "Tour" was Poas Volcano. Hermana Pete stayed home to finish Grandson Will's baby blanket. |
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| Beautiful Badu Trail |
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| Luckily la Laguna wasn't shrouded in mist that day. |
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| Next stop, beautiful La Paz Waterfall Gardens and most beautiful banos in the Country. |
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| Also, my favorite, the Toucan encounter. |
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| Butterflies |
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| Poison Dart frogs |
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| Waterfalls |
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| Jaguars |
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| More waterfalls |
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| & Scarlet Macaws |
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| Next morning, the Tour continued as we traveled north east 2 hours to speak in the Cariari Branch. |
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| Fun to see out friend Vanessa with her family. Husband Max was at work but met her mom, sister and brother.(who'd just received his mission call) The 2 cute chicas on the right are Vanessa's daughters. Vanessa is a Perpetual Education Fund Participant & now a nurse : ) |
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| After church we left for a beautiful boat ride up river to the canals of Tortuguero Ntl. Park, on the Atlantic Coast, close to Nicaraguan border. |
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| On the boat ride back to civilization, we saw some fun critters. Here is a male, Jesus Christ lizard. Yes, it walks on water. |
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| A young caiman. |
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| Monday night we stayed at Tree House Hotel near San Carlos. Was really unique and fun. |
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| And the breakfast next morning was amazing Mango French toast ala Lucy |
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| Tuesday was spent in Arenal area at Sky River Drift/Canopy Mystic Hanging Bridges & Zacero Sculpted Gardens. |
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| Wednesday we headed for Puntarenas & ferry to Nicoya to snorkel at Isla Tortuga. But a side trip to Crocodile Bridge made us miss the ferry so ended up taking the later ferry to Naranjo and... the singing Gauchos Kareoke. And... |
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| The snorkeling was canceled due to high waves, murky waters, and minimal time before the last ferry back to Puntarenas!!! |
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| Thursday we spent up in Los Santos hiking the great Rio Savegre Trail |
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| Thursday afternoon Dave met Rodrigo, our manager & Pablo, our beloved Tico computer geek. |
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| Touring the P.E.F. Self- Reliance Office, which is housed in Capilla Don Bosco, not far from our apartment. |
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| and the New Pavas Chapel |
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| We ended with dinner at Princesa Marina for fish & the best fresh lemonade around. The next morning we had to abandon our guest to take a flight to Washington DC and the long-anticipated sealing of Grandson Will to his parents Melanie & Jeff. A Senior mission in today's church has so many advantages. THANKS FOR VISITING DAVE!! |
