What a glorious adventure in Costa Rica.

There are so many good pictures, it’s hard to decide what to share.  Just a list of the pictures took four pages!  I have divided them by subject and will try to show a couple from each category…

Patio/Room – Each patio came equipped with two rocking chairs and a table.  The rooms were arranged so that each one had a view of the volcano.  We were lucky in that our patio was on the back side of the room.  Those with patios on the front side had a view of the street right in front, with the volcano more distant.

   

Patio Outside Our Room.

The bathroom was spacious and elegant.  I loved the shower, pictured below.  The stone area in front of the planter – yes, that is an actual plant – was curved to keep the water in the shower, although the water did not get that far when I was showering.  Note the rosette on the toilet paper.

Shower in the Bathroom.

Overall the room was quite spacious.

Bed Critters - This was my favorite “bed critter.”  The heart is made from my blanket.

Bed Critter.

 

Volcano – The volcano played hide-and-seek a lot, but favored us with one really clear morning shot.

Volcano with Some Cloud Cover - From Our Patio.

Close-up.

Volcano on a Clearer Day.

Close-up.  Notice How the Cloud - Probably Volcano Vapor Curves Around It.

Flowers – The flowers were incredible and deserve their own posting, so check back next week…

Critters – The was a lovely pond.

 

Pond.

I was wondering if it would be fun to walk in it, but then saw this sign…

He's Cute, but those teeth look pretty big!

Birds – I saw several lovely birds, like the (perhaps) yellow-bellied sap-sucker and the tiny black and white bird almost invisible on a black rock.

Yellow-bellied Sap-sucker?

Black & White Bird on the Third Rock from the Left.

Red-winged Blackbird.

I took four pictures of this unusual bird.  This is the best one.  Clearly he was on a mission and not interested in posing for pictures…

Best of Four!

Hot Springs – There was a swimming pool fed by a hot spring!  Lovely an warm, especially when it started to rain at night.  So you could be immersed and watch the cold raindrops bounce off the surface of the water!  The waterfall at the back fed the pool with water from the hot spring.  You could control the temperature of your plunge by how far away you went from the waterfall.

Hot Pool.

There was also an unheated pool, but, other than stepping into it and deciding it was too cool for me, I didn’t use it.

Water – There were streams, in addition to the pools and ponds.

A good time was had by all...