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Heading to Costa Rica!
Crowne Plaza Courtyard
Caro and I meet!
First look at Arenal
Arenal Springs
Welcome wine!
Bathroom at accommodations
Arenal
Welcome Drinks!
Me and Arenal
Kels and Arenal
Sunning Basilisk
Banana Split
Flan
Our ride!
Memorial of Arenal Volcano Eruption
Lava Flow
Trailhead of Arenal
Toad!
Sugar Cane Walkway
Ants
Whiptail Lizard
Fer-de-Lance snake!
Climbing the volcanic rock
Volcanic Rock
Not as steep as it looks
Photo Op!
Orchid
Lake Arenal
Volcon de Arenal
Checking out the lava flows
We made it!
Clear Volcano
Coati
Yellow Eyelast Pit Viper
We ziplined!
The last tower
Waiting for our driver
Sky Adventures!
View from our room
View of Arenal from our room
Breakfast!
Hanging out for our tour
The grounds of Arenal Springs
Restaurant
Swim-up Bar
Lounging with a volcano
Canyoning!
The first decent - 165 feet
Briefing
Really? I have to let go?
THIS IS AWESOME!
Going down
Still going
Kels' turn!
The professional
Catching up
getting closer
Monkey Drop
Still waiting to fall
Yay canyoning!
Adorable
Last jump!
Soaking wet
Kels' last turn
Into the waterfall
Thank you Pure Trek!
Lounging in the hammock
The grounds of Arenal Springs
I could hang out here
Lake Arenal
Our boat
Cormorant
Trapp Family Lodge
View of the cloudforest
Our room
Bathroom
Cloudforest!
Caterpillars
Waterfall
Ficus Tree
Couple photo
Treehouse Restaurant and Bar
Hotel Parador
Our room
bathroom
View from our room
Zoomed view
Private adult pool
Black iguana
View from the top of Parador
Napping Capuchin Monkeys
Another view from our room
Top of Playa Biesanz
Road to park
Souvenirs at park entrance
Manuel Antonio Park
What we'll see sign
Beware the crocodiles
Hawk waiting for grub
Capuchin eating a mango
So cool!
Helmet Iguana
Green Iguana
Green Iguana
Awesome bird
Rainbow grasshoppers
Capuchin Monkey
So many people
Sloth!
Capuchin Monkey
Spider Monkey
Land crab
Playa Tres
Busy Playa Tres
Adult Black Iguana
Beach time!
Racoon Thieves
Capuchin with candy
Kels with Capuchin
Me with Capuchin
Yay beaches!
Playa dos
El Avion Restaurant
Hanging at the bar for lunch
Pretty park in Parador
Another lizard!
Last photos of Parador
Pretty blues
The pool
Me and Scarlett!!
Pura Vida Travels
  1. Costa Rica Bound
  2. San Jose
  3. Arenal: Time to Fly
  4. Waterfalls and Cloudforests
  5. Monteverde and Long Highways
  6. Kayaking and Sloths
  7. Manuel Antonio Park and the Journey Home
  8. Arenal, Oh My!

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