Pura Vida Misional

Monday, October 20, 2014

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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CATARATAS EXPERIENCIA COSTARICENSE (RYAN''S VISIT) PART 1

Ry called the week before, to announce that he had time off &
could visit us in Costa Rica.

We've explored all four corners of Costa Rica and a lot in between!
So Ryan had his pick of what to see! He chose mostly waterfalls and a
couple of volcanos...Surprise, surprise.

The view from the top of Torre Paseo Colon was in the mist.

Day One (October 7) was extreme. Hikes to two of my favorite waterfalls.

Hna.Pete stayed home while the guys went to Rio Savegre (Zona Los Santos) and Santo Cristo

(near San Isidro). To Hna Pete's credit, she's hiked & survived both these hikes

....been there done that.

Day two (Wednesday, October 8). We thought it was great to see this
ad for Sky River Drift (Our destination on Thursday Morning) as we left San Jose.

Wednesday was a visit to the iconic, Volcan Poas and the always remarkable

"La Paz Waterfall Gardens" nearby.

Volcon Poas is part of the "Pacific Ring of Fire"

The cameras were kept busy until Ryan lost his in the river on

Thursday morning. Poas was amazing. It actually erupted four

days later.

Poas Crater was completely in the fog as we arrived

The hike to the lake was surreal,like in the

Babes in Toyland forest.

Hna.Pete as always, found animal friends to photograph.

From Poas, we went to LaPaz which has to be one of

our favorite places in Costa Rica. It has toucans...

waterfalls and trout fishing,

Hummingbirds

Pumas, monkeys, birds...

frogs, beautiful flora,

and (muchos) waterfalls

Next stop Volcon Arenal and the Sky Adventures River "Drift"

Three carbon-fiber zip-lines

150 ft drop into the river

Into tubes and life jackets ("the calm before the storm"-dice Hna Petersen)

for a three mile two hour, adrenaline rush.
There would be more fotos, but Hna.Pete had our camera,
& she had a death grip on her innertube, AHHHHHHH!!!!!!