Category Archives: breathtaking

The Pacuare River

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

The next part of my Costa Rican adventure was a two day river rafting trip, with a one day interlude to either hike or relax. We departed our hotel before dawn.  This made for a quiet ride.  Most people were … Continue reading →

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Unexpectedly Perfect

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

After we got back from cycling and the rush it gave me, I expected the rest of the day would be just okay.  I was completely wrong on this front. Our guide offered his own personal tour.  He said it … Continue reading →

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Day One…A 60 km Start

Posted on December 4, 2017 by

The first day of cycling started with an early breakfast  buffet that had traditional western items, Thai food, German food, and a bunch of other stuff whose country of orign I cannot discern. We battled earl morning rush hour traffic … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

A very relaxing day on the coast.

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Holding Onto Summer

Posted on October 12, 2016 by

In the past two days I have had a couple of wonder spottings….sightings.  I am sure one of those words is the correct one. (Microsoft Word is telling me it is the second one…..but somehow I like the first one … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Sunrise

Posted on September 4, 2016 by

Thanks to shortening days and an inflexible start time, I am not sure how many more of these I will be able to capture.  Maybe if the bus window is clean enough….

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Dark Skies Retreat

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

It is not wrong to say that the reveal is everything. Take any dramatic moment and it is that change from not knowing to knowing, from not seeing to seeing, or from naïveté to knowledge.  From this abstract we can … Continue reading →

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