The Costa Rican View

Wow, isn't life amazing. Last week I was in rain and snow and this week I am in rain, sand and sun. Our wonderful friends invited us to visit them in their new home in Costa Rica. After a long day of three flights and several lay-overs we arrived at our destination. We did lose one piece of luggage on our trip, but it arrived safely the next day. Our friend had some business in the mountains and we were able to fly with him in his chopper and see some of the country from the air. The rain forests are amazing and we saw the pineapple fields that stretch out for miles. We spent the night up in the rain forests at a beautiful place built by a man from Australia. His love for wood and beauty show in everything he does at his place. It was truly gorgeous. We spent some time at the National Museum in San Jose and watched the blue butterflies and saw some of the displays of pre-Columbian gold and jade and pottery. Today we went to Manuel Antonio beach and spent time strolling through the water, the tide was really high and so we were unable to really swim, but I got some great pictures. On the way home we visited another beach at Jaco. It was wonderful. The water was great and the sand while black, was smooth and wonderful to walk through. Tomorrow we head for Arenal to visit the volcano. I will add pictures.