Albergue Isla Verde Puerto Limon

So this was to be home for the next 6 weeks, or so I had originally planned!<br>The camp is set amongst trees of Banana, Papaya, Avocado Limes and I would have previously put here Pineapple, but I have since learned that Pineapples grow from the ground. Although the readiness of these fruits are scarce, most have been over picked they still all add to the tropical atmosphere. The Atlantic Ocean fronting the camp is known for fierce rip tides and high swells ...

... durch die Kanaele des Nationalparks paddeln. Diesmal sehen wir unfassbar viele Tiere, darunter einige Kaimane (auf der Suche nach einem leckeren Touristen?), Echsen, Affen und viele Voegel. Wir sehen manchmal die Echsen durch ihre super Tarnung nicht einmal, wenn wir direkt davor sind, und unser Bootsfahrer entdeckt sie schon, da sind wir noch auf der anderen Seite des Flusses.<br><br>Einige gemeinsame Koch- und Pokerabende spaeter muessen wir uns dann von Stephen und Vicky ...

... bills. But are we wanting more than what we need so that we have to spend more time working and less time serving the Lord? Where is our devotion? Sometimes God gets lost in the shuffle of life. We forget that this is not our home. We are only passing through. I pray for more growth toward pleasing God in my life and others' both here and in the U.S. We need to be ready for the Lord's return because we don't know when that will be. It could be anytime. Therefore, we need to "Watch and Pray".

... reach the island populated by about 700 people. After looking around I settled on a beach cabana facing the ocean for about $8.00 a night. While there I met a father and son couple from L.A. who I was able to split tour costs with. The first night I went on a tour on the shore hoping to sight turtles coming on the shore. Unfortunately all I saw were the tracks and nothing more. The next day ...

Søndag Omkring klokken 10 gik vi udfor at lede efter Doro, og vi mødte hende heldigvis hurtigt i selskab med en af bådmændene. Hun fortalte at hun var blevet væk og ikke kunne huske hvad vores hostel hed.. så hun var taget med en hun havde snakket med på diskoteket, for så at finde diskoteket næste dag. Problemet var bare at da hun ledte efter hostellet næste morgen, fandt hun ud af at hun var på den forkerte ø! Så den rare mænd fik hende sejlet over til vores ø igen ...

... What looks like a wall is what separates the area where the kids receive the lessons and what is meant to be a storage area. There are no seats or desks for the kids, just a tiny ...

... American experience. Went out for ridiculously expensive pizza that night where we were the only table in the restaurant bar another couple. I can't quite remember but I think that our dinner was possibly more expensive than what I would spend on casual dining in Australia. The next morning we went on a trek through the cloud forests. I was really hoping to spot some wild life but unfortunately there wasn't anything much around. The cloudforests are much the same as ...

... just got A LOT more interesting. It was a cool hour long ride thru the jungle on a small river flowing about 5 knots. Add another 15-20 for boat speed in many places, and it got exciting. Spotted one monkey the entire boatride. The boat stopped at a couple residences along the banks of the Rio Tortuguera and picked up or dropped off some local folk. We eventually made it to what I thought was another little ...

Spent one night in Puerto Limon on Costa Rica´s Caribbean Coast as a brief stopover point before going onwards up the coast to Tortuguero the following day. Puerto Limon is a rather faded old caribbean port that has suffered as a result of all the banana industry distribution moving up the road to a more modern dock at Moin. I arrived around dusk , got myself sorted out ...

... pads growing in the water. The show last night was the world's only piano juggler. He juggled 6 or 7 tennis balls and bounced them on the keys of his bounce piano, and boy could he play fast. We met a Canadian couple and had a spirited discussion about Bush. A wasted discusion as we were both preaching to the choir.