Hampton Inn - San Jose Airport - 2/10/03

View of the mountains from our hotel room.

Interesting Drive along the roads to the Arenal Volcano area.

Driving to Arenal in cloud forest on road with many pot holes.

Vegetation becomes more dense.

Stop for Kodak (Casio) photo opportunity.

Flowers of Costa Rica growing on roadside.

More of Costa Rica's beauty.

Picture taking while we drive at 25 m.p.h.

Local resident sits on porch

Time to relax

We are getting close to La Fortuna where we stop at a local convenience store

Can you read this?

One of many suspension bridges; in heavy traffic you must wait your turn to cross.

Spurgeon, we are just starting vacation.

Could that be the Arenal Volcano?

An area ranch.

Maybe this is Texas!  Lots of Cattle and Chickens.

We're not in Kansas!

How many Tanagers are eating bananas?

Too much bird watching!

What a view!  From one of the Chateaus at the Arenal Lodge.

Too close for Sandra!  Time to roll up the windows.  Vultures hanging with Hawks.

Feed me Spurgeon; feed me.

Arenal Lake.

On the trails again; this time we chose Arenal Hanging Bridges (7 hanging bridges) and we walk!

Can't miss a Casio moment on this 2 mile walk.

Those are pretty big leaves you have!  Or are they Pods?

Pretty!

Having fun!

Where are we?

Wow!

Let's stay out of the rain but not in a tunnel.

Just swingin in the rain!  What a happy feeling I'm happy again.

Name that Plant!

Nobody Home!  Some Leaf cutter ants moving around.

Definitely the Volacano.

Known as 'Coati'. Note the Panda eyes!  We didn't bring one home.