tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38560965980843495562024-02-06T23:11:03.455-07:00Adventure Travel the World, with Style, on a BudgetTravel photography, travel tips, more
Tags: Travel photography, travel tips, moremalonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-15967782769225631032011-07-21T02:56:00.013-06:002011-07-23T03:00:13.761-06:00Kasane, Sundowner Capitol of Botswana !<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvGUQtjEhVpDiSFnS_hW68G5moEX86XrXBH2AeeNTpZ1_OruFUTPVKMjhRVAIB3f_D9VZRkimOmeZzElTL8MQGSMMAXRAuDOgPF-TGXcCYUyi-LG2nzBaPCJZG7GO8B4lT605RYA3LVaF/s1600/IMG_2485.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632465953763026978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvGUQtjEhVpDiSFnS_hW68G5moEX86XrXBH2AeeNTpZ1_OruFUTPVKMjhRVAIB3f_D9VZRkimOmeZzElTL8MQGSMMAXRAuDOgPF-TGXcCYUyi-LG2nzBaPCJZG7GO8B4lT605RYA3LVaF/s320/IMG_2485.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the most fabulous places in the world to enjoy the setting sun is in Kasane, Botswana, gateway to the Chobe National Park. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgT9FqMeN6OuQ0pHMSNvBApng8WFcZ5rvxuFIwtln3njCRHIKoyHKithCrNTDT9b45O9Uu3aag_jiV-sdfvHENySZIbrrgBU6xl6285sPBATe5S-aJSsqmZwyHeJ1Ks1wIEznR67XKvV5/s1600/IMG_9967.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632463028329160098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOgT9FqMeN6OuQ0pHMSNvBApng8WFcZ5rvxuFIwtln3njCRHIKoyHKithCrNTDT9b45O9Uu3aag_jiV-sdfvHENySZIbrrgBU6xl6285sPBATe5S-aJSsqmZwyHeJ1Ks1wIEznR67XKvV5/s320/IMG_9967.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Enjoy a 'sundowner' , favorite of locals and travelers alike.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX4ASjX5q5FWlgw7zd1YUKqO4oDNa1VbQDjV1htpNR5PeITS9q2N34zb258GWB6mwVlLs4kV9LcTzyPgllWR2G5_P4wIXb1E0CCA-q5IFI9ChnDhsHc_EKzhggYpNjbuSUXyxs2k4FtyM/s1600/IMG_9968.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632457458741164466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTX4ASjX5q5FWlgw7zd1YUKqO4oDNa1VbQDjV1htpNR5PeITS9q2N34zb258GWB6mwVlLs4kV9LcTzyPgllWR2G5_P4wIXb1E0CCA-q5IFI9ChnDhsHc_EKzhggYpNjbuSUXyxs2k4FtyM/s320/IMG_9968.JPG" /></a><br /><br />There are numerous venues for this wonderful activity. We enjoyed our first one on this trip with our friends Karen and Tiennie at the gorgeous Chobe Marina Lodge ! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHA64Aaiumd0FY6pSxVgQ2mAbt57wgE7nde-KyOolIXpXIwFXtw9XF7PWbP0gRXEX6G0g5YY3aZGlF9DKQsBAR_IyPkhL5TVxsEPjpy-mZZQlniwPPmo8RUVN94JvX8XnPiG5gDNOQUj7W/s1600/IMG_9969.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631737228183236130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHA64Aaiumd0FY6pSxVgQ2mAbt57wgE7nde-KyOolIXpXIwFXtw9XF7PWbP0gRXEX6G0g5YY3aZGlF9DKQsBAR_IyPkhL5TVxsEPjpy-mZZQlniwPPmo8RUVN94JvX8XnPiG5gDNOQUj7W/s320/IMG_9969.JPG" /></a><br /><br />What a wonderful way to catch up on news of their interesting life amidst such luxury and beauty once again. Ahhhh! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTcm1Par9CmWwwxPs_szmOE6sURnOj6cFq2ebSqthOOjFYFWbMQDOxBl3NUyPnLY8tlHi2ZWgqwY_2_5-UPNw8kY2MHmWOn8xBnmmYa9RhvpIFzsAlPbE3XmiFlNGqluxyXiLpU0v9mf3/s1600/IMG_9971.JPG"><img style="width: 214px; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631735571577953522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTcm1Par9CmWwwxPs_szmOE6sURnOj6cFq2ebSqthOOjFYFWbMQDOxBl3NUyPnLY8tlHi2ZWgqwY_2_5-UPNw8kY2MHmWOn8xBnmmYa9RhvpIFzsAlPbE3XmiFlNGqluxyXiLpU0v9mf3/s320/IMG_9971.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A local group of performers presents a fusion of traditional music and stylized dance just as the sun sinks into the west! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZorzCNeLpg6CJGZzb3K4saQ2rR6WldP9Va7rV7Gc1lWaVjuluizV393sSGa7ZE8bK-ZLk7yrwlhUCSs0sL5HUaLW-Bro1Qjh-553a1iVlmzJSx5u8cOVyUXfTK6vuedR4H7cOVDvpSH9l/s1600/IMG_9973.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631734983835702578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZorzCNeLpg6CJGZzb3K4saQ2rR6WldP9Va7rV7Gc1lWaVjuluizV393sSGa7ZE8bK-ZLk7yrwlhUCSs0sL5HUaLW-Bro1Qjh-553a1iVlmzJSx5u8cOVyUXfTK6vuedR4H7cOVDvpSH9l/s320/IMG_9973.JPG" /></a><br /><br />(This spectacular lodge allows non-guests to access its bar, cafe and deck.) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAq0qvB4sLY8AdYFc075frgs3Hq6Tajn4yrW4Jwu8dizHbDFq7Sahgl2SF5oAsneJJnpH1Po3BnWmY4YUs56PryNZ0bPRnUHPskSUqrTLYVCdQXiPAkzl_HPtB9Jao0brTHw8rqHjWBzt/s1600/IMG_9965.JPG"><img style="width: 320px; height: 214px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631729010978174226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAq0qvB4sLY8AdYFc075frgs3Hq6Tajn4yrW4Jwu8dizHbDFq7Sahgl2SF5oAsneJJnpH1Po3BnWmY4YUs56PryNZ0bPRnUHPskSUqrTLYVCdQXiPAkzl_HPtB9Jao0brTHw8rqHjWBzt/s320/IMG_9965.JPG" /></a><br /><br />For more pictures and stories of other sundowners during our travels to <br />Kasane, Sundowner Capitol of Botswana , please visit our pages at<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/"> http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/</a></span>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-57679788883974708242011-05-31T05:57:00.020-06:002011-06-01T06:45:46.214-06:00100 Nights in Africa: Budget Travel Tip 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFcQ6a09oZihaY3GokqTULYyylZA776SLEAT635QdbfqzNBglugG2wfYrYBNX3lRRtdYVg8kf5n1OvdkVvOxjy0AdfaQF7l9fu6-0kcIac3YkiyB7D_Pvx4o3gXIsKSZQrXl8Tn72jZm1/s1600/IMG_8628.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFcQ6a09oZihaY3GokqTULYyylZA776SLEAT635QdbfqzNBglugG2wfYrYBNX3lRRtdYVg8kf5n1OvdkVvOxjy0AdfaQF7l9fu6-0kcIac3YkiyB7D_Pvx4o3gXIsKSZQrXl8Tn72jZm1/s320/IMG_8628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612860783133381138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><span>100 Nights in Africa </span></span></span><br />________________________________<br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Budget Tip 3</span>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Saving Money on Safari Drives in National Parks</span><br /></div><br />Going into the National Parks as you travel through Africa can get quite expensive. One of the ways we have learned to get the best deal for the money is to go on two game drives in one twenty four hour period; one in the morning and an afternoon or night safari. These may be spread over two days as long as they are within twenty four hours.<br /><br />Two of the parks we have visited (Chobe NP in Botswana, South Luangwa NP in Zambia) have the policy one entry fee for a 24 hour period which allows multiple entries. What that means is you can go all in one day or go on a night/afternoon safari one day and a day safari the next.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mZF05VcqWJQ7j97VE5Hk-fcrOCUS4iZ0t1kQfbZmNfYBm8dTpYK4Vei1cICqN1bh3dY2FqKkPmh4HrEQUgKvLzTeGvXy32XQn4ZmeqMPXvCH5dgVK1yeW_to_4wcXeG7aW3A74-VcJl1/s1600/laura+pics+around+camp+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mZF05VcqWJQ7j97VE5Hk-fcrOCUS4iZ0t1kQfbZmNfYBm8dTpYK4Vei1cICqN1bh3dY2FqKkPmh4HrEQUgKvLzTeGvXy32XQn4ZmeqMPXvCH5dgVK1yeW_to_4wcXeG7aW3A74-VcJl1/s320/laura+pics+around+camp+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612858291533443682" border="0" /></a>The reason for going on two consecutive drives in a 24 hour period ist that in some parks there is only one park entry fee charged per 24 hour periods. For each of the safari lodge organized game drives there is a separate game drive charge each time you go on a ride with a camp guide, but only one park fee.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwoazDbRNfy6fxpejbzEAvSx9lcUyBU4nRGp6hiV_LXgDtH7263M2_5Sr8EtQkzq9irytjmx1_TTFKknRK06Lx4DRZphCruKxywZKID9pZshIyCOhjMGY1aZB0gAQKoi5bMSD-XmF5mte/s1600/IMG_8771.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwoazDbRNfy6fxpejbzEAvSx9lcUyBU4nRGp6hiV_LXgDtH7263M2_5Sr8EtQkzq9irytjmx1_TTFKknRK06Lx4DRZphCruKxywZKID9pZshIyCOhjMGY1aZB0gAQKoi5bMSD-XmF5mte/s320/IMG_8771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612870627525797634" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />These fees differ for those with their own vehicle, known as self-drive. At South Luangwa NP the fee is higher for self drives and there is a charge for the personal vehicle as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHg6z-DWSoJ4yvgyQtnIxxsa6HRO5Yw5XWsk8batn7sLxEH28fqIoGuy3VBCnEDxuXtHXkWG21ogjlWo5qqlgDt2BGCxREgDd8QDvZtTqmSY_pwbgPTNwtIHf733sK8weiox9Cx4Srpjn/s1600/IMG_8414.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHg6z-DWSoJ4yvgyQtnIxxsa6HRO5Yw5XWsk8batn7sLxEH28fqIoGuy3VBCnEDxuXtHXkWG21ogjlWo5qqlgDt2BGCxREgDd8QDvZtTqmSY_pwbgPTNwtIHf733sK8weiox9Cx4Srpjn/s320/IMG_8414.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613228088918451042" /></a><br /><br />Another difference is that licensed guides in some parks are allowed to conduct night drives but self drive visitors must be out before dusk.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJBv2_dzo6vm-wuIdum5Vl1l3-NtzB_CmzdHtOIAPQqrBU4Q80YSEvWYmkZwmKi1Qr1bVDJOOvQHOsNtzMFctlRNAXrh6eqmbAY-_XhpLnNcOP9cHkHmzEDfFWDXrLfBSRWjeL2nQK8DZ/s1600/IMG_8669+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJBv2_dzo6vm-wuIdum5Vl1l3-NtzB_CmzdHtOIAPQqrBU4Q80YSEvWYmkZwmKi1Qr1bVDJOOvQHOsNtzMFctlRNAXrh6eqmbAY-_XhpLnNcOP9cHkHmzEDfFWDXrLfBSRWjeL2nQK8DZ/s320/IMG_8669+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612856136034221170" border="0" /></a>We had a discussion with another couple and we both agreed if was better to break up your time at a camp with some safaris and some days to just enjoy the nature and wildlife within the camp rather than constantly going on three or four hour long game drives.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3nXS9MgdIZQxgvJYPc8qu7t8moT_MX9rw3S-T8j9o6JfiSQOdj-L4R1X8HQidVGu6q-ITtYwa1485s8n5xEIkO_YxVzBo9a63qalHOxOoM-_alNOKSn1A9NCv7xCc1S385p06L-cN37h/s1600/IMG_8477.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3nXS9MgdIZQxgvJYPc8qu7t8moT_MX9rw3S-T8j9o6JfiSQOdj-L4R1X8HQidVGu6q-ITtYwa1485s8n5xEIkO_YxVzBo9a63qalHOxOoM-_alNOKSn1A9NCv7xCc1S385p06L-cN37h/s320/IMG_8477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612854624525487426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For more pictures and stories, please visit our pages at<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/"> http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-64934234315513259402011-05-28T07:55:00.004-06:002011-05-28T08:27:26.080-06:00100 Days in Africa 2011: Budget Travel Tip #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-FA0cHKun6XyEDEpdkcTxPhcOi9em0xFz7wolf-e0XFBPCaJMQA0odbdzloaf6kakD8b3iGnnSmC0ZAe11NSj9NFDjfAV2asOixTMtKa2H_xARWYCmYvp0TS6o3N9wDSbBaJuyGYVdKq/s1600/Zambia+2011-2+265.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-FA0cHKun6XyEDEpdkcTxPhcOi9em0xFz7wolf-e0XFBPCaJMQA0odbdzloaf6kakD8b3iGnnSmC0ZAe11NSj9NFDjfAV2asOixTMtKa2H_xARWYCmYvp0TS6o3N9wDSbBaJuyGYVdKq/s320/Zambia+2011-2+265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611772748773398674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">100 Nights in Africa 2011:</span> Budget Travel Tip # 2:<br /><br />Stay in locations where wildlife is easy to see in daily life.<br /><br />Most trips in Africa are expensive, short, but very memorable. We decided years ago that we could not afford to go on standard safaris where all costs were managed by a company.<br /><br />We learned to seek out camps where wildlife was around and so that we did not need to go on expensive game drives so often. Game drives guided by competent guides are indeed the best way to go. They can find animals when we could not, and they are a wealth of information on behavior of the animals.<br /><br />Mfuwe, Zambia near South Luangwa National Park<br /><br />An example of a place to stay where wildlife is around during the day and night is our personal favorite, <a href="http://www.flatdogscamp.com/">Flatdogs Camp</a> in Mfuwe, Zambia. There are also other camps along the river as you approach the national park, and the wildlife is very varied and often easy to observe.<br /><br />Some days are better than others, of course. Yesterday was a<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >Banner Day for Wildlife viewing</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >We are traveling for three months and trying to stay in a budget of $100 a day including the cost of the airfare to get to Africa so we cannot go on safari every day we are here nor can we eat in the restaurant so we do our own wildlife viewing as we move about the camp.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >Early morning on the bluff-..........................................<span style=""> </span>We are usually set up on the hippo trail overlooking the river and the area where the water has receded by 6:00 a.m., coffee in hand with our chairs and spotting scope and camera.<span style=""> </span>We spend about an hour or so and then go fix breakfast.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >This is not a complete list but a great deal of what we have seen while there:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >wattled plover<span style=""> </span>Egyptian geese<span style=""> </span>gymogene<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>sacred ibis</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >tawny eagle<span style=""> </span>ground hornbill<span style=""> </span>crowned crane<span style=""> </span>pied wagtail</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >guinea fowl<span style=""> </span>white faced duck<span style=""> </span>crowned hornbill<span style=""> </span>heron</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >pied kingfisher<span style=""> </span>African spoonbill<span style=""> </span>yellowbilled stork<span style=""> </span>egret</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >saddlebilled stork<span style=""> </span>bee-eater colony<span style=""> </span>and others I cannot recall at this time</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >We have also seen elephant, giraffe, buffalo, and baboons in the park across the river.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >The banner day..........................................................</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >One morning we got up and had a nice bird day out on the bluff.<span style=""> </span>Scanning the far shore to see it anything appeared, into the view came six buffalo on the opposite shore.<span style=""> </span>Watched them for awhile and then went to fix breakfast.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >Could hear trumpeting near reception, went to look and saw one heading off away from the camp.<span style=""> </span>As we went over to the self-catering kitchen, could see the trees moving and here come the elephants, seven of them, passing behind the kitchen!<span style=""> </span>After breakfast, we walked over to check out the lagoon and there were two of the elephants in the lagoon area.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >When we went to fix lunch, the<span style=""> </span>monkeys were playing all about and one got into the hut next to the kitchen and managed to turn on the shower.<span style=""> </span>Robert went to tell reception and when he walked over there, giraffes were out in front of reception.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >Time for the afternoon walk.........................</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >We started our walk and went to check out the lagoon.<span style=""> </span>There was a single buffalo in the edge of the lagoon.<span style=""> </span>When we walked up, the buffalo heard us and looked up.<span style=""> </span>What to do?<span style=""> </span>Just watched him but were aware everyone says they are unpredictable.<span style=""> </span>We could see a giraffe in the game area behind him.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >As we continued on walking on the hippo trail by the river saw three elephants on the other side.<span style=""> </span>Watched them for awhile and continued on.<span style=""> </span>They stayed visible for a great deal of the rest of the afternoon.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >As we rounded the chalets, went out to the hippo trail again and there were 3 giraffe eating away.<span style=""> </span>Right before we had walked out there we encountered a snake, our second one for this trip.<span style=""> </span>It was identified to us as a stripe bellied sand snake. (non poisonous)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" >We also observed a saddlebill stork being chased by some other bird.<span style=""> </span>The stork must have been trying to get into the other birds nest.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" lang="EN" > </span></p>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-36053214774303766652011-05-26T01:37:00.016-06:002011-05-26T02:59:05.121-06:00Leopard of the South Luangwa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmjVrylNb-aytt688jhL6K-GfTnj_qMUQlBB-7dDAp-ctZs5T_2bzgTIy9n3ehb1J8JDDkKnXMdkpZFFsRK2HfFKvDIFebIbtnWE88DyuJvUVfeZ8WkAvfTm_m71vCXdF6TD5PmJ4ZV85/s1600/IMG_8650.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmjVrylNb-aytt688jhL6K-GfTnj_qMUQlBB-7dDAp-ctZs5T_2bzgTIy9n3ehb1J8JDDkKnXMdkpZFFsRK2HfFKvDIFebIbtnWE88DyuJvUVfeZ8WkAvfTm_m71vCXdF6TD5PmJ4ZV85/s320/IMG_8650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610943623207022450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQprVbdZhIhLet0T81_-CWo2W4DFK5dLjL-jazkXeqvv9_5CoxmoBf2w-RMevUSkTIOR-VOlTcLAfecxcYkhVRCRURcXa057YoyTZb6u_zJ3KkOGVU3ZZbatnmSCLZAa10ur2YDidUoYL/s1600/IMG_8691+%25282%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQprVbdZhIhLet0T81_-CWo2W4DFK5dLjL-jazkXeqvv9_5CoxmoBf2w-RMevUSkTIOR-VOlTcLAfecxcYkhVRCRURcXa057YoyTZb6u_zJ3KkOGVU3ZZbatnmSCLZAa10ur2YDidUoYL/s320/IMG_8691+%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610937675953057154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF4nTLvzQQE4Thd0V9_9LV23sFBLmhBM00w4Tij59Q_a3yMkpv1-qHzpjHblvPwWUhzl6AWlzwnsGvU44fhyphenhyphenF2tjpHRqXCLd1433gBhw-KqjgwwvbdKYmReEYNwzZtf6LtGc5_k_d0IyR/s1600/IMG_8664.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF4nTLvzQQE4Thd0V9_9LV23sFBLmhBM00w4Tij59Q_a3yMkpv1-qHzpjHblvPwWUhzl6AWlzwnsGvU44fhyphenhyphenF2tjpHRqXCLd1433gBhw-KqjgwwvbdKYmReEYNwzZtf6LtGc5_k_d0IyR/s320/IMG_8664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610936062815383202" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>For more pictures and stories of our </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/34145.html">100 Nights in Africa 2012</a>, </div><div><br /></div><div>please click on </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" > <a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/34145.html">http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/34145.html</a></span></div><a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/34145.html"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__FolKiP5ntUtA9qVpnviPEWIBsqWJXZhqEw1pa5K0EhX2D1iSVymZRjQylCvabw1kG27IC3ZPzZg7axt2cwHlTUaOZoNZX-e6E1aoB-jhNxD6DhDQo5X_PKh4rNJSWNbzNyuWXD35CSu/s1600/IMG_8667.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__FolKiP5ntUtA9qVpnviPEWIBsqWJXZhqEw1pa5K0EhX2D1iSVymZRjQylCvabw1kG27IC3ZPzZg7axt2cwHlTUaOZoNZX-e6E1aoB-jhNxD6DhDQo5X_PKh4rNJSWNbzNyuWXD35CSu/s320/IMG_8667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610927150360572498" /></a><br />Leopard of the South Luangwa<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-81015999539964403102011-05-07T10:19:00.012-06:002011-05-08T23:53:54.004-06:00100 Days in Africa 2011: Budget Travel Tip #1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9bl0AXY4WbCKXvCBSDzDHZ49_sD7GM7FM-pxrBylpM_wxrvLR1c_izN_7tunEXEnaPsc7htZULhFmt0R4-FFaQ_uoul8y_t6FZgkNUDTTcK1RrftH2ZM10UIU32KmkObDWAW-aF6EUuX/s1600/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+001.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9bl0AXY4WbCKXvCBSDzDHZ49_sD7GM7FM-pxrBylpM_wxrvLR1c_izN_7tunEXEnaPsc7htZULhFmt0R4-FFaQ_uoul8y_t6FZgkNUDTTcK1RrftH2ZM10UIU32KmkObDWAW-aF6EUuX/s320/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604018110020566850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />100 Days in Africa 2011: Budget Travel Tip #1<br /><br />100 Days in Africa: Budget Travel Tip #1<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Airport Food.</span><br />Back in the day, airport food tasted terrible, and the choices. These days, airport food is quite adequate, and some cafes very pleasant places to wile away your wait time.<br />That said, menu items are generally more expensive here than in the versions of the chain elsewhere, and can put a hole in the day's budget.<br />Saving Money and Eating Food You Like By Planning Ahead<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT5rTk5XKSmbitwmmEdmWuq8CfT_zLQ29gGxEDXt-hq9N_kTpP7nSoJ-zlT5iKOG2mMhDAPA809rMOkKjOoTXGsQoIo8LM0mCXRqyWJbFLx-ZX7NzwFQndIDalQtUgSFTehMnUwelbEZC/s1600/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+002.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT5rTk5XKSmbitwmmEdmWuq8CfT_zLQ29gGxEDXt-hq9N_kTpP7nSoJ-zlT5iKOG2mMhDAPA809rMOkKjOoTXGsQoIo8LM0mCXRqyWJbFLx-ZX7NzwFQndIDalQtUgSFTehMnUwelbEZC/s320/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604018120135790722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tip: Precook food for travel day, and carry in your personal item bag.</span><br />Today, we had a roast beef with horseradish dressing, lettuce, tomato, and side of snack carrots, all nestled within a big fat jalapeno garlic bagel sandwitch bun. Mmmmmmmm, good. Apple for desert. This helped us get rid of food that was not going to last in the fridge the next 100 days, even if we had left it on. Which we didn't. We always turn off our fridge and freezer to save money on our electric bill, give leftover condiments to friends and relatives.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tip: Free Internet</span><br />Today we paid $9.95 for Boingo internet access using our Credit Card. We did not realize that the City of Austin Airport provided a free <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5l2l487IiR_-VZaqvaGyce5jLFG1hzy0sMFqgbypj9kIgYgEuRYx3nqMeZnPwOO6MtXWZ5zuSUfri-PPGcEamWcYvOMacdWCUZHaXNUllYhpQtibKu6XL_OuyZXEAA4YDjBPJcyKVD-Zp/s1600/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+005.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5l2l487IiR_-VZaqvaGyce5jLFG1hzy0sMFqgbypj9kIgYgEuRYx3nqMeZnPwOO6MtXWZ5zuSUfri-PPGcEamWcYvOMacdWCUZHaXNUllYhpQtibKu6XL_OuyZXEAA4YDjBPJcyKVD-Zp/s320/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604018158517918514" border="0" /></a>internet kiosk further down toward our gate.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAGSeB-Ov_aw95wWDwxEE6Jlc412yIRw7HnS0FlEQbjMQ28i9-S9H3Q5Z9Yve27EaRYe4vVsCtVWj6iTuzCTfDCTDCOlU2Ih-td7h6fa6LHM-mx7bRUz3cffSjFZtHt_lJqkUx7o7aivk/s1600/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+003.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAGSeB-Ov_aw95wWDwxEE6Jlc412yIRw7HnS0FlEQbjMQ28i9-S9H3Q5Z9Yve27EaRYe4vVsCtVWj6iTuzCTfDCTDCOlU2Ih-td7h6fa6LHM-mx7bRUz3cffSjFZtHt_lJqkUx7o7aivk/s320/ABIA+to+Mark+Margie+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604018120338635858" border="0" /></a>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-28993431245264117552011-05-05T10:02:00.004-06:002011-05-07T10:19:18.675-06:00Holy Cow, Batman! Look at that Longhorn!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSgyzM9JMeAUUZXq2-QmZvTqjkCbF3ME5fbEIc_ZOho-cC4tWzZuHy4gZyZLNxKArugBefKC-LV2qgRlczMcMDKImRbdiy6AFRE9Gg_7P7NadDp0XEEQVNH7db6S5iicWrbqKIbu8LUNz/s1600/Paul+visit+045.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSgyzM9JMeAUUZXq2-QmZvTqjkCbF3ME5fbEIc_ZOho-cC4tWzZuHy4gZyZLNxKArugBefKC-LV2qgRlczMcMDKImRbdiy6AFRE9Gg_7P7NadDp0XEEQVNH7db6S5iicWrbqKIbu8LUNz/s320/Paul+visit+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603264734499736386" border="0" /></a>Texas Longhorn rests in behind barbed wire as seen along the road on a trip from Llano to Colorado Bend State Park. The Spanish brought these magnificent creatures to the new world, and they survive mainly as pets.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX7CZ6hriGXZV0ltav3wgQLxIVUtzMo-rrAWyQUwwq0GViX0GoL_ipgpKFCNbiiSXrnutslRLtcbPxm8HnkV25oeVrdOb2iVV0QVQuka8TXh4AudbiCaIqMBub_v30tojWKN6JG7T-fbM/s1600/Paul+visit+044.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX7CZ6hriGXZV0ltav3wgQLxIVUtzMo-rrAWyQUwwq0GViX0GoL_ipgpKFCNbiiSXrnutslRLtcbPxm8HnkV25oeVrdOb2iVV0QVQuka8TXh4AudbiCaIqMBub_v30tojWKN6JG7T-fbM/s320/Paul+visit+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603264728405885074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7Mrf6Ml8rQNP52M3bDfISLqK4GK9_fmOrgFSvOGLuXxl8pUnsost-nryEsTelJsp0rM2gN9rdqvO0VhHm33rxu7feXJ_MGm-pKrujmHCpgQs-Np1prE_4oAHNPqXinzQR7NwcVeNMF9p/s1600/Paul+visit+043.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7Mrf6Ml8rQNP52M3bDfISLqK4GK9_fmOrgFSvOGLuXxl8pUnsost-nryEsTelJsp0rM2gN9rdqvO0VhHm33rxu7feXJ_MGm-pKrujmHCpgQs-Np1prE_4oAHNPqXinzQR7NwcVeNMF9p/s320/Paul+visit+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603264720346786050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBJ_WdoibKR7e2TgdJdQtvb25ypP3Zux2Lati8rwAfC4iSHiTZdsH3PTMQLPxo9R9zQd15RUhscj1gIwupGS68DPAbB3PRs9aAtIUdfrkL402TjIcypNXNo0z6NQxAkxngckFxMdgwEHN/s1600/Paul+visit+042.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBJ_WdoibKR7e2TgdJdQtvb25ypP3Zux2Lati8rwAfC4iSHiTZdsH3PTMQLPxo9R9zQd15RUhscj1gIwupGS68DPAbB3PRs9aAtIUdfrkL402TjIcypNXNo0z6NQxAkxngckFxMdgwEHN/s320/Paul+visit+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603264714352327106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1lnDc1jc5PZAFgVuD-k3nx_-1AsaA81OltzFHnpa4AQD0NJU6xFRJBHXajwRblIZGUa5NeI_-dScUpLfqfWUzpWOBfV7RbKpKGE6UupGfJMrT-qhB9rdilFxpv_oKUPLkaMJysTQXrEJ/s1600/Paul+visit+046.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1lnDc1jc5PZAFgVuD-k3nx_-1AsaA81OltzFHnpa4AQD0NJU6xFRJBHXajwRblIZGUa5NeI_-dScUpLfqfWUzpWOBfV7RbKpKGE6UupGfJMrT-qhB9rdilFxpv_oKUPLkaMJysTQXrEJ/s320/Paul+visit+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603264743932284498" border="0" /></a>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-84737936607890769422011-05-02T19:20:00.010-06:002011-05-02T20:11:23.972-06:00Alligators PoseSpoonbills feed in shallow water along the shore. So do alligators.... 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width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599552578752926290" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAdyc31uN3VcQyBLHGi0S9l6ieZ_wK0UnYzyLTxhHw7vHwld47_1JjxNp3ZooAJoq0jp2mYxNgXHUlWjG0b2uy6Xt0Lmn6TmOjw9sTPeFmrVEb2-EmaV3v0woEayJAz0IhnSgQ0NQpyD9/s320/IMG_7337.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg554wIXE3dPlX352ncG_FYNIVTazSGlZNwMTZsdi5SHxpGo1U4nbF-caGtbSbyWp9Mshwjv4WW3BH4OkYzLb1DaSPbNK2G2s6TKDdBLWoYQHBqZDp4BCouT6bkdeOFSDtR4f_dgdDV0ZaT/s1600/IMG_7309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599524005331459986" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg554wIXE3dPlX352ncG_FYNIVTazSGlZNwMTZsdi5SHxpGo1U4nbF-caGtbSbyWp9Mshwjv4WW3BH4OkYzLb1DaSPbNK2G2s6TKDdBLWoYQHBqZDp4BCouT6bkdeOFSDtR4f_dgdDV0ZaT/s320/IMG_7309.JPG" border="0" /></a>Roseate Spoonbils, Snowy Egrets, Cormorants, and more all occupy these small islands during mating season. Alligators and turtles line the shores, the alligators hoping for to feed on a lovesick bird.<br /><div>"Spooning Spoonbills" One of the Planet's Most Colorful Courtships</div><br />The Rookery is steadily recovering from Hurricane Ike! Yes!<br /><br />Houston Audobon, High Island Rookery, Upper Texas Coast<br /></div><div> </div><div>For more pictures, see our pages at <blockquote><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/34044.html">http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/34044.html</a></span></blockquote> </div>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-4987613971741063582011-04-12T14:33:00.009-06:002011-04-12T15:00:35.421-06:00Just another (amazing) hummingbirdWe look for inexpensive things to do while traveling, and we find wildlife watching to be priceless. Being former High School teachers, we also love books. <br /><br />A major challenge for us on our recent return to Costa Rica was trying to use the field guide and identify hummingbirds. They are small, fast, tricky. <br /><br />One way to get a chance for IDing them is to take digital pictures. Even then, there are so many and the sunlight affects there feather colors so much, remains a big challenge for us.<br /><br />Click on the individual picture for a much better view, and please, if you know what kind it is, please let us know! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IMV7cfg_3CQ25rNWYzvh0472yBge2O9C3il-aHE3oveSSuwLlXo0SDhhj9bkejp8MsSuLQS5dZAq334S12Za5x-tPMHoWUoN1EU8MeX7Tft5UAn-bFvsyhUp1jvpdpdjbkms-zAFfTYu/s1600/IMG_6961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IMV7cfg_3CQ25rNWYzvh0472yBge2O9C3il-aHE3oveSSuwLlXo0SDhhj9bkejp8MsSuLQS5dZAq334S12Za5x-tPMHoWUoN1EU8MeX7Tft5UAn-bFvsyhUp1jvpdpdjbkms-zAFfTYu/s320/IMG_6961.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594803239418837122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cHeV-_4KEKv9I5Pp13jpYYMENPMGiOy5YBDmWfF_JuX1wt4vA9tnp-y0cjxMuSsXgAnc4VriRttekiIkSSHG2RbYkvvac8A17p1ymgreYLXLZWYQNCrWeMAH_JGCBcOY0h5i10qig1kM/s1600/IMG_6962.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cHeV-_4KEKv9I5Pp13jpYYMENPMGiOy5YBDmWfF_JuX1wt4vA9tnp-y0cjxMuSsXgAnc4VriRttekiIkSSHG2RbYkvvac8A17p1ymgreYLXLZWYQNCrWeMAH_JGCBcOY0h5i10qig1kM/s320/IMG_6962.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594803237791476210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zVb-jBS2_9qB6u65jZ6jf26aoGNH4zvBYVRLiVkTzCdtk5QjWytG8eh2Te_AjXKKwwX17jlqWDoJ4tNY6KV5axVn6LB3J4epGrmT6TslMl62KRjMrZOorYZnl65LMX0rlKeZJrn6EA9c/s1600/IMG_6959.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zVb-jBS2_9qB6u65jZ6jf26aoGNH4zvBYVRLiVkTzCdtk5QjWytG8eh2Te_AjXKKwwX17jlqWDoJ4tNY6KV5axVn6LB3J4epGrmT6TslMl62KRjMrZOorYZnl65LMX0rlKeZJrn6EA9c/s320/IMG_6959.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594803245736449026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsndD8wQBD8wpGdYpUPbNk97pYbsF634uGIte4GcI-yJzzy7JwvVOzv0tivKPfE0mIsyA_T9GTvPT0WDb9BVgPWSfSmkETUhSRkrCZXuLsznrvdtTdnR9_YQgru_6_SfUanhn2luYQu05/s1600/IMG_6950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsndD8wQBD8wpGdYpUPbNk97pYbsF634uGIte4GcI-yJzzy7JwvVOzv0tivKPfE0mIsyA_T9GTvPT0WDb9BVgPWSfSmkETUhSRkrCZXuLsznrvdtTdnR9_YQgru_6_SfUanhn2luYQu05/s320/IMG_6950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594800220235802642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfol_q3JgOheaFXF-s6s6IqKkM9BGCSsPs-zOlxib7aOudpTWrS8Gbn2jFaUyppsKrtzRrYKFzaHD1tT_eS-vq_uOteP3ulZuV5KZddz-ii9sZwr-LIqPc9wFYbnc2ony2hOq8SUvjdfa/s1600/IMG_6948_1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfol_q3JgOheaFXF-s6s6IqKkM9BGCSsPs-zOlxib7aOudpTWrS8Gbn2jFaUyppsKrtzRrYKFzaHD1tT_eS-vq_uOteP3ulZuV5KZddz-ii9sZwr-LIqPc9wFYbnc2ony2hOq8SUvjdfa/s320/IMG_6948_1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594800217286666626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfgpgCIyLVtsGjrJC18zQ691ZXDMLihD_6mE_0aMGTIJF0vwcIl24HbWjXXn_da6tAF4NL0U9ZOlYQCXrjt9OJqXYn1D2i_Ou0N6LowfcR3ueiO6DF88cBsrOn82NCsoq0rHFmgKPKl4F/s1600/IMG_6958.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfgpgCIyLVtsGjrJC18zQ691ZXDMLihD_6mE_0aMGTIJF0vwcIl24HbWjXXn_da6tAF4NL0U9ZOlYQCXrjt9OJqXYn1D2i_Ou0N6LowfcR3ueiO6DF88cBsrOn82NCsoq0rHFmgKPKl4F/s320/IMG_6958.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594800226842021874" /></a><br />We look for inexpensive things to do while traveling, and we find wildlife watching to be priceless. Being former High School teachers, we also love books. <br /><br />A major challenge for us on our recent return to Costa Rica was trying to identify hummingbirds. They are small, fast, tricky. <br /><br />One way to get a chance for IDing them is to take digital pictures. Even then, there are so many and the sunlight affects there feather colors so much, remains a big challenge for us.malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-68226462238023817972011-04-12T07:17:00.008-06:002011-04-14T12:18:02.049-06:00Barbets, Costa Rican Cousins of Birds of AfricaFemail has orange on head, male has scarlet <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbMi1NLwBMl5enFOQkLezV74q9Z-pEvTXw0RFdDqyVeGzTA4DRVFSd4UKguTxy5u4dQc8lV7B4wHJTvpEmgVJLssqcv1_bkMvzGS2M_X7UDe_P_YXWaMWjAJ3qz6yrQcvBxN19M1fNlit/s1600/IMG_7124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbMi1NLwBMl5enFOQkLezV74q9Z-pEvTXw0RFdDqyVeGzTA4DRVFSd4UKguTxy5u4dQc8lV7B4wHJTvpEmgVJLssqcv1_bkMvzGS2M_X7UDe_P_YXWaMWjAJ3qz6yrQcvBxN19M1fNlit/s320/IMG_7124.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595503362816108786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Zl8H1IOfB-0PF-26S78VUjU9aIhasYOT19MdOcnCPELkXtS3sUlbv5_0W8GVPmFC5FyNbxExgL1Yw_4ifQIvi6WbvvOBPD8npWREAZ49RtfWw-2A7AoghVYudCIz8BsZtST7XJJfmJf/s1600/IMG_7125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4Zl8H1IOfB-0PF-26S78VUjU9aIhasYOT19MdOcnCPELkXtS3sUlbv5_0W8GVPmFC5FyNbxExgL1Yw_4ifQIvi6WbvvOBPD8npWREAZ49RtfWw-2A7AoghVYudCIz8BsZtST7XJJfmJf/s320/IMG_7125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595503356630010882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rVYAoHi1wvFxVWQSzbOYf2vNMsnq-vjn1eNXQKWzipGD5xHZhee5mMLy6aGkRPbi5eMPd9p_nmnuiBpFhlUNNSa1FRbRWg-iOA_9tM66uyw9Xm4XSCRKGJ_ikODd2PZIYlxs_7l6FZrz/s1600/IMG_7126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rVYAoHi1wvFxVWQSzbOYf2vNMsnq-vjn1eNXQKWzipGD5xHZhee5mMLy6aGkRPbi5eMPd9p_nmnuiBpFhlUNNSa1FRbRWg-iOA_9tM66uyw9Xm4XSCRKGJ_ikODd2PZIYlxs_7l6FZrz/s320/IMG_7126.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595503353818637458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdomkXBYcVNrTa0Zuhw-yd937AZwSYs4U9YHwQNQIuRpdLDFLIaRsxl37DtvQ4fpZod7e_N6yiAKF-zzByGqOZqRmqokIwv61uzxJZEdS4t1aupuBkQ4D_yH3YrQnbPlSM4LcPB4eAZfmj/s1600/IMG_6916.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdomkXBYcVNrTa0Zuhw-yd937AZwSYs4U9YHwQNQIuRpdLDFLIaRsxl37DtvQ4fpZod7e_N6yiAKF-zzByGqOZqRmqokIwv61uzxJZEdS4t1aupuBkQ4D_yH3YrQnbPlSM4LcPB4eAZfmj/s320/IMG_6916.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594722594059816258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5kyBYOcTv923L8pCQxz37IDF3eTiRjHgrp659h6XpzpiU62x5jgwie-1YEjc8aY9UAKagI1rs38x64Gj9TZ31cbDnpQAvrKvXIcfyU8nFKiRlZjZrgBF2iD6jXfdWtAjW0gQbEFjJ1zs/s1600/IMG_6913.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5kyBYOcTv923L8pCQxz37IDF3eTiRjHgrp659h6XpzpiU62x5jgwie-1YEjc8aY9UAKagI1rs38x64Gj9TZ31cbDnpQAvrKvXIcfyU8nFKiRlZjZrgBF2iD6jXfdWtAjW0gQbEFjJ1zs/s320/IMG_6913.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594722589770682258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXbp7Hll8FPWCKECMY4yYHm5nsKJl4uZCID5ir3z3zwT0npDiZsMXrb4e9CAK3GA3UuPGsg1ItIbUnMOyuLnjjuBQHzMWwERtqEoLTOlzDlh_P_MWoj78XckjXBLLJOHjPNGkFBECvaEU/s1600/IMG_6913.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXbp7Hll8FPWCKECMY4yYHm5nsKJl4uZCID5ir3z3zwT0npDiZsMXrb4e9CAK3GA3UuPGsg1ItIbUnMOyuLnjjuBQHzMWwERtqEoLTOlzDlh_P_MWoj78XckjXBLLJOHjPNGkFBECvaEU/s320/IMG_6913.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594704376432796242" /></a>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-79949665058633510092011-04-06T10:34:00.016-06:002011-04-11T20:47:38.457-06:00Tiniest Bird in Costa RicaTiny bird has big name: Selasphorus scintilla .
<br />Because of the difficulties of entering Chirripo National Park, we chose instead to go this year to Cloudbridge Preserve. What an awesome place, with many waterfalls and beautiful plants, and hummingbirds!
<br />What a gift life is! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWj24rNr2Yxa1izRfZNu8Z4eEolJk6M7heTS1MZX5eitUMe_8qn1vVpXPIhdzcOeKt9Gz7kM3ZfPKdh6guvTETRbKBw6bpKzSX4y1QKoDqqmPPo3AYONT_nGRORfiv6vGSSgw5J6GdPj5/s1600/IMG_6896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWj24rNr2Yxa1izRfZNu8Z4eEolJk6M7heTS1MZX5eitUMe_8qn1vVpXPIhdzcOeKt9Gz7kM3ZfPKdh6guvTETRbKBw6bpKzSX4y1QKoDqqmPPo3AYONT_nGRORfiv6vGSSgw5J6GdPj5/s320/IMG_6896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594439286589890562" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Wow, look at the nice orange spot on his chest.
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<br />Hummingbird nest at Cloudbridge Preserve
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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591915848220016066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhFFm5YoxImnHuOPpAMBmUY67kIvGxgIjdwgGUJzs3KbLCiGcRBL1fuHjtvo8AW1AgPMW_zp_AuFatV8_JHuFxLIZqiTlT-AqLXqjosNW46mO1urGqJKI3RQAsbXFurD0T_DlLJJdTKui/s320/IMG_6412.JPG" /></a> Golfo Dulce, 'the Sweet Gulf' Once again we stayed at Cabinas Jiminez for the first few nights, and though the beautiful property cost more than we usually budget, the free kayaks and bikes and quick access to the water more than made up for it! Later we moved to a room that cost half that.<br /><br /> For more stories and pictures of Costa Rica, visit our pages at <a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/3615 ">http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/3615 </a><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-19773909088900756462011-03-26T08:45:00.017-06:002011-04-04T20:06:48.297-06:00Manuel Antonio, Beautiful Pacific Paradise Costa Rica<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuhZMM9D3M8KsUPpsVTdUWPiNVoWCr6cfsWIvGDve1A684iDcHC9l0yaeRz62FWyNNLOEFc8azPtAIPTjLdVpJIJr_2W5KxVNbtpc9igtMqUJ2sCqIiOb_biXmhcVeAfMquQhUG1Ev2PK/s1600/IMG_5586.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588743860263531234" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuhZMM9D3M8KsUPpsVTdUWPiNVoWCr6cfsWIvGDve1A684iDcHC9l0yaeRz62FWyNNLOEFc8azPtAIPTjLdVpJIJr_2W5KxVNbtpc9igtMqUJ2sCqIiOb_biXmhcVeAfMquQhUG1Ev2PK/s320/IMG_5586.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(Click on the individual photos to see larger version, then click back for the next one.)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IaYCpcy7CZa_12Wn19GGNkO8LTjDc51MmavDLykVN22Zbuh_wUINeCRVTh_Sy_VfLWxm3gAzweL4N9kKWPZHQlVot3REXJN0rPEqQJW5bVqyKMMNgx6RX3TS9HzbptIDy_FCDT4D2SQ-/s1600/IMG_5463.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588402488453171586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWj57126yZEU-XPqLTDH_IQWda-oS3nqSMVkIM1VqAD_n18_fIk_6NdYD39EBJiwZrliJ0UGcXECXZ9WYItPkspi2US69JXgifwKUr9PsJ7EYSCkE_b8qtK3jZrzFwgKlbPaFQp04KyqhM/s320/IMG_5431.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqXAguWNZIuEVs6mxx0nUBZaoKYIF5KCe3dV4HIBrER8mOhI6qlGvit7ZD-hIoASK9y-07Npjyut8v7tu7A6YkENzqi4uN7niXGOd3DsNXnk6Xx_N5gsYfWUTxQ0vBHIN9WMlM9nnhD8w/s1600/IMG_5429.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588401264528961970" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqXAguWNZIuEVs6mxx0nUBZaoKYIF5KCe3dV4HIBrER8mOhI6qlGvit7ZD-hIoASK9y-07Npjyut8v7tu7A6YkENzqi4uN7niXGOd3DsNXnk6Xx_N5gsYfWUTxQ0vBHIN9WMlM9nnhD8w/s320/IMG_5429.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">We saw one place offered in the Manuel Antonion Area for $1200 US per night. We stayed in a double room with fan, shared bath, free wi fi, kitchen access, swimming pool with view of the Pacific.....for $35 US per night. <br />Google "Backpackers Manuel Antonio"<br /><br />For more stories and pictures of Costa Rica, visit our pages at <a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/3615%20">http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/3615 </a> </span></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-72805650227857782572011-02-19T12:49:00.030-07:002011-02-19T16:07:28.408-07:00The 'Real' Costa Rica : Fincas, Byways, Birds , Preserves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho77jK9n50dqojn0qBXdKTQXy-DA1hm4FAFfA-YM6Ofa5qhrl8tgQ0dmq1r46XFKbyMD-SQ6MLiDEcEWYeEW8nOZmmhVkuiZZhV11_3Aeiy1j8m_8sgObPqAIfS0tn5c44cpwFtl08j7ai/s1600/IMG_5182.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575538552016393938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho77jK9n50dqojn0qBXdKTQXy-DA1hm4FAFfA-YM6Ofa5qhrl8tgQ0dmq1r46XFKbyMD-SQ6MLiDEcEWYeEW8nOZmmhVkuiZZhV11_3Aeiy1j8m_8sgObPqAIfS0tn5c44cpwFtl08j7ai/s320/IMG_5182.JPG" />
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<br />When Craig brought Jerry over to Montezuma, he told us " Come visit me at my cabina, get off the beaten path and see the 'real Costa Rica.' So we did.! </div>
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<br />A major challenge for wildlife is human damage to habitat, very obvious in the fincas, teak tree farms, eroded cattle grazing clearings, and pineapple plantings in various parts of Costa Rica. </div>
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<br />Still, along the roadsides and in the deep valleys one can find the 'Secret' Costa Rica.
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<br /><div>We never imagined how much fun we would have and what all we would observe while there. Thanks, Craig!
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<br /><div>Thanks to 'Costa Rica Craig' and his vehicle, we were able to see this amazing huge social nest colony of Montezuma Oropendula located off the gravel road traveled by the bus from Quepos to San Jose. </div>
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<br /><div>Rufous-tailed hummingbird, taken out the canopy level back window of Craig's cabina in the hilly farm country on the Pacific side of Costa Rica. Great getaway he has there, a secret place in a tiny Tico farm community where its easy to observe the sights and sounds of the locals as they go about their daily biz among some of the most beautiful wildlife and scenery on the planet. </div>
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<br /><div>Some of Craig's relatives have bought property in an area of farms and have a private preserve which includes land in a deep canyon with waterfalls.
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<br /><p>One of the most exotic birds in Costa Rica is the Fiery-billed Aracari. Click on the photo to better examine the striping on the bill.
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<br /><div>Costa Rica Craig (not his real name) old friend and host for the outings pictured on this post, calls this species of toucan the 'fruit loop birds' after the iconic image of a US branded breakfast cereal back in the day:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBPkMKMAmR7Or5n9YUq-QH02VHqN8fFVv60dL_9Y8-xJ9Q8RrRlE97j2t6wgkK9saIzoyub8862XLwqq8d-o3im-JpKyqo1HdxO7lVOhW9VksegqJbkaTSGdvoJAFWfGJkyc9LyA8suoq/s1600/IMG_5034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575498852623418498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBPkMKMAmR7Or5n9YUq-QH02VHqN8fFVv60dL_9Y8-xJ9Q8RrRlE97j2t6wgkK9saIzoyub8862XLwqq8d-o3im-JpKyqo1HdxO7lVOhW9VksegqJbkaTSGdvoJAFWfGJkyc9LyA8suoq/s320/IMG_5034.JPG" /></a>
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<br /><div>Another colorful Chestnut-mandibled Toucan was bowing and calling for a long time, allowing us to creep up under its tree to video and photograph it. We could also hear its mate answer across the valley....</div>
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<br /><div>The stop action photo makes the little Rose-throated Becard look comical as it prepares to fly down..</div>
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<br /><div>We saw two chachalacas fly up to a tree top high above the lush valley at sunset. Chachalacas are about the size of chickens, but with longer tails.</div>
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<br /><div>Fiery-billed Aracari... the camera catches this beautiful bird just about to land! (Click on the photo to see more of its colors, then hit back.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsyNl_oMEQJm6R_tV7w1viO1a75ekX5TI9YIrqf9wmISqFOs6A0bHcdltCXVumM7iq4KbDec6PtIYV0WX3rdVWMzZY7CU6UBJDCHiN4nDc62TNYEGPWYsw5H6P1n0z3qza4SSRRye0Q-T/s1600/IMG_4954.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575490977705062866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsyNl_oMEQJm6R_tV7w1viO1a75ekX5TI9YIrqf9wmISqFOs6A0bHcdltCXVumM7iq4KbDec6PtIYV0WX3rdVWMzZY7CU6UBJDCHiN4nDc62TNYEGPWYsw5H6P1n0z3qza4SSRRye0Q-T/s320/IMG_4954.JPG" /></a>
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<br /><div>Hola from Costa Rica!</div>
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<br />2011-02-15
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<br />Secret Costa Rica : Hiking down to the waterfall with Costa Rica Craig
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<br />2011-02-14
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<br />Hanging Out with Costa Rica Craig : Birding and Hiking, off the beaten path in Costa Rica
<br />Vista de Mar
<br />2011-02-13
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<br />Leaving Montezuma for Further Adventures with Costa Rica Craig
<br />Puntarenas
<br />2011-02-12
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<br />Tales from the Jungles of Costa Rica: Hiking Cabo Blanco Preserve sound set for 1950's horror movie
<br />Montezuma
<br />2011-02-11
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<br />Life is a beach at the waterfront Hotel Arenas
<br />Montezuma
<br />2011-02-09
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<br />Pacific Sunrise, Parrots and Pizote , life at Luna Llena
<br />Montezuma
<br />2011-02-08
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<br />Hiking in Costa Rica up the remote Rio Lajas
<br />Montezuma
<br />2011-02-07
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<br />malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-58752736762468994122011-02-10T10:20:00.022-07:002011-02-10T14:49:19.441-07:00Luna Llena Hotel, Wildlife Watching Overlooking the Pacific<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Uyeniju6pMpZB8115-iO_MrUB_VexiHwUpTEd58o5WhK6XLFJAfudU7kod5Mzii3b9pCyexCVc76e1RT95okRgHHfpE3GxVYGF05VWA-a0ZL7d6M5IQZSWo3WipIhwaBTzRWKACN6XMN/s1600/IMG_3877.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572179497038616914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Uyeniju6pMpZB8115-iO_MrUB_VexiHwUpTEd58o5WhK6XLFJAfudU7kod5Mzii3b9pCyexCVc76e1RT95okRgHHfpE3GxVYGF05VWA-a0ZL7d6M5IQZSWo3WipIhwaBTzRWKACN6XMN/s320/IMG_3877.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Once again we are thankful to stay at the wonderful Luna Llena Hotel. The very basic buildings of this older property have beautiful decorations and nice furnishings, and the former hostel still allows guests the use of the kitchen. The lush gardens, beautiful views, and the access to wildlife are superb. The staff are friendly and competent, a pleasure to stay with.<br /><br /><strong>Click on each the</strong> pictures for a larger, more detailed view--<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheL0TnFEn3NusAupCzsARlfqGq8ZOmpcLLdZnI5BQKqSBFSBy00GVAabwXVuoDjrZbHuzTlSDrFNjJPqwFD1xsY4DKSunUlQk1bwlt3G0VotKIUZYyyZuDpPU4sdw80LdIZZFA9MNG3VZH/s1600/IMG_4470.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572172012624562322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheL0TnFEn3NusAupCzsARlfqGq8ZOmpcLLdZnI5BQKqSBFSBy00GVAabwXVuoDjrZbHuzTlSDrFNjJPqwFD1xsY4DKSunUlQk1bwlt3G0VotKIUZYyyZuDpPU4sdw80LdIZZFA9MNG3VZH/s320/IMG_4470.JPG" /></a> The day begins at 5:30 am with a spectacular Pacific Sunrise.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2v6veBU7uvvnPFBH39QSY0fAypzA5_J5KZ5w79uvgaTRdDPxLIi6MQ586JlBKbXg9Bn519HTgTPyjGgMlyHm3_ij0lw8iWmcwBPky87hoNlErEp8AC4rubFLfn3jwb6iFXYIYEmFesKP0/s1600/IMG_3904.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572170744804825298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2v6veBU7uvvnPFBH39QSY0fAypzA5_J5KZ5w79uvgaTRdDPxLIi6MQ586JlBKbXg9Bn519HTgTPyjGgMlyHm3_ij0lw8iWmcwBPky87hoNlErEp8AC4rubFLfn3jwb6iFXYIYEmFesKP0/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Baby White-necked Capuchin Monkey clings to mama's neck as she browses in the canopy at Luna Llena Hotel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAujaulOzbpoczq1saQkXP5bywOYjznukjHqUzfuXIhodVr1wjGrTz5o9xXkEdGaaQjA_ihO9b-p_6YkDTXzSgxn_n5sV60ojpNraOy4FVv1SqnuwcsNcxa8Bug7QT-0-xEUWCGPzNAM_B/s1600/IMG_4063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572167637510417650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAujaulOzbpoczq1saQkXP5bywOYjznukjHqUzfuXIhodVr1wjGrTz5o9xXkEdGaaQjA_ihO9b-p_6YkDTXzSgxn_n5sV60ojpNraOy4FVv1SqnuwcsNcxa8Bug7QT-0-xEUWCGPzNAM_B/s320/IMG_4063.JPG" /></a> Laura tells Jerry, our friend from Austin, the names of the various birds we are seeing. She consults 'Birds of Costa Rica' which was a Christmas gift from her sister Susan and brother in law Steve. View from the top floor of Hotel Luna Llena is of the surrounding canopy and the confluence of the Golfo Nicoya and the Pacific Ocean. It is simply stunning.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Wildlife watching is hit and miss, and we suppose that some who stay here miss a lot of it. Robert saw a paca, a large rust colored tailess rodent with spots on his way back to the room from the bathroom one night. Besides birds and monkeys, the property also hosts a variety of other animals including <strong>paca, pezote, agouti,</strong> as well as the more familiar (to us) armadillo, racoon. Skunks here are tiny and spotted, and one waltzed through the main floor after dinner one night! </p><br /><p>The 'hotel' is like a hostel in that guests have access to a furnished communal kitchen and dining area. It has thin walls, is simply constructed, the deferred maintenance is an apparent challenge-- a railing installed a bit short moves dangerously when a guest grabbed it to steady hinself down the steep concrete steps. The next rail shows obvious rot from the tropical climate. The monkeys jump up and down and slam on the corrugated plastic roof sometimes lifting up the corners with their hands.</p><br /><p>The furnishings, decorations and gardens present, in part, a wonderful ambience for guests. Mother nature does the rest.!<br /></p><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEcABeZ-ymp__h1tiK_O3EoRP-TatnkUqmvTeDTRQjRqJjAfU7OO-ZyyJJqCqyWswpeYltctdkfKiTofLf8Ghsl37cpD4sAbFv_rzmgf4wPC-aMO_bgILlZx9l71CiygImmkB_jhqCFZH/s1600/IMG_4072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572166546025950546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEcABeZ-ymp__h1tiK_O3EoRP-TatnkUqmvTeDTRQjRqJjAfU7OO-ZyyJJqCqyWswpeYltctdkfKiTofLf8Ghsl37cpD4sAbFv_rzmgf4wPC-aMO_bgILlZx9l71CiygImmkB_jhqCFZH/s320/IMG_4072.JPG" /></a><br />Two huge Lineated Woodpeckers worked the trunk of a huge tree across the street from Luna Llena.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZWMjEnOoYHnJRhrIT-fNomvZfITWUzwwjasF7Aaoaa9XrnKpyLY5YPL2W_MFSB4apuJcX6K9FsnY4edbhSmMgcvKGZEsVflUx6plD66JJg9NVAlejZmn-U657rShOGai_1_I5Kt8hEXQ/s1600/IMG_4113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572166362631628034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZWMjEnOoYHnJRhrIT-fNomvZfITWUzwwjasF7Aaoaa9XrnKpyLY5YPL2W_MFSB4apuJcX6K9FsnY4edbhSmMgcvKGZEsVflUx6plD66JJg9NVAlejZmn-U657rShOGai_1_I5Kt8hEXQ/s320/IMG_4113.JPG" /></a><br />Collared Aracari, one of the most exotic birds we see at Luna Llena.<br /></div><br /><div>Similar in appearance to the more well known toucan, it differs with the beautiful luscious colors on its breast, and exotic markings on its beak. What an exotic looking bird!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8s_rCc_rGQExx8MCH9ip7hUSv3HUL2_ABxygADa4Kk0t3yT0GJK97sC1JJS_alWbTuD1Inu-g7cBORp-jqsESrXnFvvOU0QHlLjHd4sQRTPWIpfaL-AihHTbqM0RVPr6WheeOya4p8KQ/s1600/IMG_4116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572162096677002018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8s_rCc_rGQExx8MCH9ip7hUSv3HUL2_ABxygADa4Kk0t3yT0GJK97sC1JJS_alWbTuD1Inu-g7cBORp-jqsESrXnFvvOU0QHlLjHd4sQRTPWIpfaL-AihHTbqM0RVPr6WheeOya4p8KQ/s320/IMG_4116.JPG" /></a> Mantled Howler Monkey often sound off at sunrise and sunset with their booming calls, but also when a loud bus or quad bike strains up the hill past Luna Llena Hotel.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-KJo8FWlZNgYGhq26W6K4HU_St8X4smbSLgMVYEY1k5OZYKlRDULLH9PBiVp_mbmt6COf1NUFeGmzkb3TeCv205MIgjcRKBe1vd5o8r16TlUmfbN6fV9HDN9B0GecE5MMPFXHPp-xHjG/s1600/IMG_4089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572161812652608226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-KJo8FWlZNgYGhq26W6K4HU_St8X4smbSLgMVYEY1k5OZYKlRDULLH9PBiVp_mbmt6COf1NUFeGmzkb3TeCv205MIgjcRKBe1vd5o8r16TlUmfbN6fV9HDN9B0GecE5MMPFXHPp-xHjG/s320/IMG_4089.JPG" /></a><br />Note the red on the backs of the Collared Aracari, awesome looking birds, feeding on the fruits of the tall mature trees of Montezuma. They also have yellow stomachs with red barring.<br /><br /><br />For a listing of more stories and pictures of beautiful Montezuma, Costa Rica, cklick through to the page linked here:<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/3615</span>/<br /><br /><br />A Mess of Monkeys in Montezuma<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-06<br />38<br /><br />Behind the waterfall<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-05<br />50<br /><br />Breakfast 'Attack' at El Sano Banano ; y lunch at beautiful Ylang Ylang with Jerry<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-04<br />40<br /><br />Adventures with Costa Rica Craig: 4x4 road from Cabuya to Mal Pais<br />Mal Pais<br />2011-02-03<br />14<br /><br />'Fear and Loathing' in Montezuma: Snake in the Shower, Tarantula in the Toilet<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-02<br />24<br /><br />Colorful Cabuya<br />Cabuya<br />2011-02-01<br />29<br /><br />More of Montezuma : jungle/beach/gulf/ocean<br />Montezuma<br />2011-01-31<br />31<br /><br />Sunrise over Montezuma<br />Montezuma<br />2011-01-30<br />37<br /><br />Cruising the Golfo Nicoya on the Ferry to Paquera<br />Paquera<br />2011-01-29<br />27<br /><br />Monkey Yoga in Montezuma<br />Montezuma<br />2011-01-28<br />14<br /><br />Alajuela Tropical Hostel near San Jose, Costa Rica airport<br />Alajuela, Costa Rica<br />2011-01-27<br />3<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-61263472437357653552011-02-04T09:03:00.012-07:002011-02-10T10:19:38.297-07:00Montezuma Monkey YogaHola Amigos!<br /><br />We are really enjoying seeing the Monkeys again here at Luna Llena. Swear the movie Avatar must be based on their acrobatic antics...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluootauREGxo9VgLQezafGwvM00GkXxCGWsnnuq9kCVH8qmxVZHg0BzXP-9FFPMx5wY8SeSVV7zu-aYCPGN8vhZHl2Gy-O_b6pKVLgSg9ZWD7BpWCzt9KIeWYun1sC9JB0koduPQpjrky/s1600/IMG_3781.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569915636274577138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluootauREGxo9VgLQezafGwvM00GkXxCGWsnnuq9kCVH8qmxVZHg0BzXP-9FFPMx5wY8SeSVV7zu-aYCPGN8vhZHl2Gy-O_b6pKVLgSg9ZWD7BpWCzt9KIeWYun1sC9JB0koduPQpjrky/s320/IMG_3781.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5KPJRUSBlwqRkAQH9bSwD_AZugRgIBGYvTrXJCbS6VZvYo394dq1Y5PoCPrI-t4l6jdp1iIO3EPXk3JFOoVPu1oi7e1ahMduv0jdmiEJauSv16qSANT_pF0YiAt3-ijIWVhMKfjIU285/s1600/IMG_3785.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569900628272607810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5KPJRUSBlwqRkAQH9bSwD_AZugRgIBGYvTrXJCbS6VZvYo394dq1Y5PoCPrI-t4l6jdp1iIO3EPXk3JFOoVPu1oi7e1ahMduv0jdmiEJauSv16qSANT_pF0YiAt3-ijIWVhMKfjIU285/s320/IMG_3785.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTnowB3mqQHmPsrHYWmJnION7hOXh84DnXkce451lIGO51wxdlQd1SZ3Ro9xJKtFXmOndjHcUHw0iKlcq0HWyRpCs1l7l2QUiise1u469nxyOve3O75WUEi8ZGi0Z4dSo8Ls1ZQMwYvd8/s1600/IMG_3854.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569892615112623474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTnowB3mqQHmPsrHYWmJnION7hOXh84DnXkce451lIGO51wxdlQd1SZ3Ro9xJKtFXmOndjHcUHw0iKlcq0HWyRpCs1l7l2QUiise1u469nxyOve3O75WUEi8ZGi0Z4dSo8Ls1ZQMwYvd8/s320/IMG_3854.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4YHsqIopcLhpcy1_BCP5mfDzMSb5BftH5QUcBtvZRPt80NY94-iZn85jNlRZLzc6gl3kc_HSed69Penjs6-LrbSi7lqTVE10XMzpQc2kbLKwBZXUABAqbmBtRefAHkbaoLg8tjuwI9OT/s1600/IMG_3861.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569881861147379826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4YHsqIopcLhpcy1_BCP5mfDzMSb5BftH5QUcBtvZRPt80NY94-iZn85jNlRZLzc6gl3kc_HSed69Penjs6-LrbSi7lqTVE10XMzpQc2kbLKwBZXUABAqbmBtRefAHkbaoLg8tjuwI9OT/s320/IMG_3861.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMUrZ-lVUXWQP9ZACOk1hr67kQGi1_aPa_uK8Whvgr2pqbPMHuvk-0KD7jL2dtDK9gCD3TRPLM2Wj1fx1F2orIzh5dY2lmWEW2sHI-qQ1j6XgpY40_DMWesTtulfTWj2qSy6RhaQqWlFy/s1600/IMG_3755.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569871895321591170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMUrZ-lVUXWQP9ZACOk1hr67kQGi1_aPa_uK8Whvgr2pqbPMHuvk-0KD7jL2dtDK9gCD3TRPLM2Wj1fx1F2orIzh5dY2lmWEW2sHI-qQ1j6XgpY40_DMWesTtulfTWj2qSy6RhaQqWlFy/s320/IMG_3755.JPG" /></a><br />Neighbor walked into early morning attempt to capture our room with garden/pacific view, also reminded us of Avatar...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBxhDjg65BuA4HQaDvChH1lTh5srqh_jER87F_6NK_AiH7Gn0VAnTFPjw4KIofH__29ImLy0UL1bVx49vjs_KzBpIeuXQJ5Fopb3hu4V8O8JpOyGkOktck1F-UAh-13vgqI3gmY_b4LJy/s1600/IMG_3729.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570224211063219154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBxhDjg65BuA4HQaDvChH1lTh5srqh_jER87F_6NK_AiH7Gn0VAnTFPjw4KIofH__29ImLy0UL1bVx49vjs_KzBpIeuXQJ5Fopb3hu4V8O8JpOyGkOktck1F-UAh-13vgqI3gmY_b4LJy/s320/IMG_3729.JPG" /></a><br /><br />For more stories and pictures in our pages at Traveljournals.net, click on:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://www.traveljournals.net/travelers/rmalone/journals/3615/</span></strong><br /><br />A Mess of Monkeys in Montezuma<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-06<br />38<br /><br />Behind the waterfall<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-05<br />50<br /><br />Breakfast 'Attack' at El Sano Banano ; y lunch at beautiful Ylang Ylang with Jerry<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-04<br />40<br /><br />Adventures with Costa Rica Craig: 4x4 road from Cabuya to Mal Pais<br />Mal Pais<br />2011-02-03<br />14<br /><br />'Fear and Loathing' in Montezuma: Snake in the Shower, Tarantula in the Toilet<br />Montezuma<br />2011-02-02<br />24<br /><br />Colorful Cabuya<br />Cabuya<br />2011-02-01<br />29<br /><br />More of Montezuma : jungle/beach/gulf/ocean<br />Montezuma<br />2011-01-31<br />31<br /><br />Sunrise over Montezuma<br />Montezuma<br />2011-01-30<br />37<br /><br />Cruising the Golfo Nicoya on the Ferry to Paquera<br />Paquera<br />2011-01-29<br />27<br /><br />Monkey Yoga in Montezuma<br />Montezuma<br />2011-01-28<br />14malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-22702137949373097222011-02-03T15:30:00.002-07:002011-02-06T06:45:50.693-07:00Monkey Yoga in Montezuma<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6GpmFSZk2Mxj13sF9IhIiTtU-7xn3-EORCuzVYFgzYgI1RqXGQ-qSg2FKrTvr1eHzaHQ2PX8Kfp_e8vRyNpvG1S0RYPA7CEKDbvHcnM9kBOIyH0g-O63so8QSpGqsSXlJfFBhido0cUb/s1600/IMG_3857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6GpmFSZk2Mxj13sF9IhIiTtU-7xn3-EORCuzVYFgzYgI1RqXGQ-qSg2FKrTvr1eHzaHQ2PX8Kfp_e8vRyNpvG1S0RYPA7CEKDbvHcnM9kBOIyH0g-O63so8QSpGqsSXlJfFBhido0cUb/s320/IMG_3857.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569604362922169474" /></a><br />Monkey Yoga in Montezuma<br /><br />White-headed capuchin monkey bends out over his leg in a classic yoga pose near where we are having our breakfast. His head is facing the ocean down the hill from our hotel in his habitat.<br /><br />For more pictures of monkey yoga poses, please see <a href="http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/33663.html"></a>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-41551815133870729492011-01-28T09:33:00.027-07:002011-01-30T15:18:48.507-07:00Return to Alajuela Tropical Hostel en Costa RicaAre you going to Costa Rica, and wondering about a place to stay when you first arrive, a place to acclimate and to get your bearings? We have a suggestion: Alajuela Tropical Hostel near SJO. <br /><br />Staying in a hostel is different than staying in a hotel, but we prefer to stay at places that allow kitchen access, and generally we find the advantages of staying in the more personal small hostels to outweigh the differences with hotels.<br /><br />As Hostelworld says 'No place is perfect,' but for our needs, this one pretty much is.<br /><br />This time last year we spent 5 1/2 weeks in Costa Rica. As we did last year, we stayed at the the wonderful Alajuela Tropical Hostel again, was great to see Alonso in his new location! Many reviewers find the experience to be like staying in the house of a Cosa Rican friend, and we do as well.<br /><br />Alonso is a local, a 'Tico,' is bilingual, and knows his country and his business very,very well. <br /><br /> If you would like give it a try, book it online with Paypal here: <a href="http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Alajuela-Tropical-Hostel/Alajuela/4537?source=googleadwordshostelsbyname&gclid=CIvmhrbG4qYCFYpN2godFTtZ6Q">Alajuela Tropical Hostel</a> Once you book you must email your flight info to arrange for the included free airport pickup.<br /><br />Early to rise....<br /><br />We got up at 5am in Austin for our 8;20 flight, brother Reggie kindly gave us a ride to the Austin airport. We had an hour layover in Houston, arrived in SJO at 2:00pm, and were a little tired, so it was so great to see Alonso's familiar face appear rather than having to run the gamut of taxi drivers at the airport door. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1FFP1lp4glqWeKskfKbVHtBB38NUCLeQBXbiwql28iBI0TP3fK1zBDnsEg40d8FHq6pySmIpUZJQBz4kD_Ijrw7a9VQ9uBMsTvM9ejUNG8qPnq0J95n2EBu2LGplWa8e9aHksHOVivua/s1600/Alajuela+018.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567279024769880306" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1FFP1lp4glqWeKskfKbVHtBB38NUCLeQBXbiwql28iBI0TP3fK1zBDnsEg40d8FHq6pySmIpUZJQBz4kD_Ijrw7a9VQ9uBMsTvM9ejUNG8qPnq0J95n2EBu2LGplWa8e9aHksHOVivua/s320/Alajuela+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-EcZ8dqsjlNdDHhfA4va1OlZ85emD-mq7IblXCXTR_n7tJtyjxhtQD9WDmMhskVUG7PHRGQ1Q14aGHQUoixKOzF_KZ1fBXGqBNPk0fSAK2LCBQKmctP9uyYJhK0gCKm1eAbrksK8qGPP/s1600/Alajuela+026.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567279032618891778" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-EcZ8dqsjlNdDHhfA4va1OlZ85emD-mq7IblXCXTR_n7tJtyjxhtQD9WDmMhskVUG7PHRGQ1Q14aGHQUoixKOzF_KZ1fBXGqBNPk0fSAK2LCBQKmctP9uyYJhK0gCKm1eAbrksK8qGPP/s320/Alajuela+026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dxRGe1DhNcy5viwhQTQIat9JIVrw95s0aQOjC88_qg1GvcAPEilzXmM8ughJvQYz11RPHcAz3Gw1Lc45I-RAMHbO8ab1PRcdoD63rdEFDFlAcOdz-aWuGUJZwZ9rMc1j5HesdGVB8yHV/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567293106633841570" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dxRGe1DhNcy5viwhQTQIat9JIVrw95s0aQOjC88_qg1GvcAPEilzXmM8ughJvQYz11RPHcAz3Gw1Lc45I-RAMHbO8ab1PRcdoD63rdEFDFlAcOdz-aWuGUJZwZ9rMc1j5HesdGVB8yHV/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnBMTxrOhrdwSO4ooe8ZJAFkHovIUu_gdRg7FVZUQy8K0mQWUr_yROhtKs9w5jm1qC-I6tvFzGHl5mDaZO-a_padpoYjzvoJqIQGBvbG_7WrHfGQG0-wffC9Ll6TmVCDMWEuPNoVyi3S8/s1600/Alajuela+022.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567279019648399474" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnBMTxrOhrdwSO4ooe8ZJAFkHovIUu_gdRg7FVZUQy8K0mQWUr_yROhtKs9w5jm1qC-I6tvFzGHl5mDaZO-a_padpoYjzvoJqIQGBvbG_7WrHfGQG0-wffC9Ll6TmVCDMWEuPNoVyi3S8/s320/Alajuela+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqIf2lG-U_fQFmaFRoVuQUR0_hv8mL5bTL1ABtJ1z9v3fHZTYh3HhxBFMjSre1DAxlAF-VD5CPHG9pJG1sJJUQe1ulbNGlTVW34t-bq3XVMbM5EQn6ZVN6xmGxlIFX-ByUC-6xBEFZs2a/s1600/Alajuela+021.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567279014869159058" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqIf2lG-U_fQFmaFRoVuQUR0_hv8mL5bTL1ABtJ1z9v3fHZTYh3HhxBFMjSre1DAxlAF-VD5CPHG9pJG1sJJUQe1ulbNGlTVW34t-bq3XVMbM5EQn6ZVN6xmGxlIFX-ByUC-6xBEFZs2a/s320/Alajuela+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alonso's new location (a walled suburban house) has a comfortable shady front patio with a very nice tropical garden where time to time we could here parrots screeching. Everything we need to prepare for the rest of the six week trip --banks, food stores, pharmacy, camping supplies, etc -- are all in walking distance. The entry to the subdivision has security guard and his place is on a dead end street so its fairly quiet. As you walk up the street to his house you can see the old red cathedral dome in the distance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgSbTprYZwIs_XrLybK6EXNzBLpVKjlK3kjAJUD5dbcm-mYH5rRs7EoXC2ghiocrnGwqIUcx4PlZN3J1eqwrn5MUV2LQy2XZ-W7-EPi6SPfVvxNVeu0SE2r2K6Wwu8gyCqOniJag9gitY/s1600/Alajuela+025.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567277854514268770" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgSbTprYZwIs_XrLybK6EXNzBLpVKjlK3kjAJUD5dbcm-mYH5rRs7EoXC2ghiocrnGwqIUcx4PlZN3J1eqwrn5MUV2LQy2XZ-W7-EPi6SPfVvxNVeu0SE2r2K6Wwu8gyCqOniJag9gitY/s320/Alajuela+025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdztOQqH5Mui9FH7jpInXJXqabZCl4cT1chpLuLd47GdSKSi9E0cbl5c9zEL9GEN4nkudLUcRwe7iwY_t1v3WaKb3DE7yW1MFvx6s_NT1AObqfeY2e6-iDvV5KfzsGqsdoMjbhnzgxl5H/s1600/Alajuela+030.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567277854122687410" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdztOQqH5Mui9FH7jpInXJXqabZCl4cT1chpLuLd47GdSKSi9E0cbl5c9zEL9GEN4nkudLUcRwe7iwY_t1v3WaKb3DE7yW1MFvx6s_NT1AObqfeY2e6-iDvV5KfzsGqsdoMjbhnzgxl5H/s320/Alajuela+030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGobxDuQjTBTiWQtjc2KfyWJJpSUwZ0kbRfpe3t6INPaNQM55pu9u1El1rJLZhtZTX0zPCSfAVHl_Dk_E4nPVC8Rlgs2V4nxMT4Obugh_B1W67Fnd6PZU49ma2uGFiyfGyq1A5TUmgfF9/s1600/Alajuela+031.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567277850434194674" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGobxDuQjTBTiWQtjc2KfyWJJpSUwZ0kbRfpe3t6INPaNQM55pu9u1El1rJLZhtZTX0zPCSfAVHl_Dk_E4nPVC8Rlgs2V4nxMT4Obugh_B1W67Fnd6PZU49ma2uGFiyfGyq1A5TUmgfF9/s320/Alajuela+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1cufXuafp2Zv5gLN0q2QAPzTVb7kLqtMCvJCzpw9DBEWA-MFgyfvIHme7i5yjCnQIs3zZzgYGJkCIAVjajEPZJ-U5VqzFQq6aiFiXFaTIVaVT9JOdPtiIsAq8OQrfzsEzXVRapMRgABG/s1600/Alajuela+014.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567277846016203410" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1cufXuafp2Zv5gLN0q2QAPzTVb7kLqtMCvJCzpw9DBEWA-MFgyfvIHme7i5yjCnQIs3zZzgYGJkCIAVjajEPZJ-U5VqzFQq6aiFiXFaTIVaVT9JOdPtiIsAq8OQrfzsEzXVRapMRgABG/s320/Alajuela+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNApBGWHYQQJ96tBdCQPGJ-JJd_vvnZKftY6rvQaChT44uAPFrkazUlrx10-OQrTVj1Z3Bud41MAnIPM8_9XwOIiQB7qsM6xzhotwZfomterDfNHnEl69ZIucWtsUpLRXfs7hJMdakwVjq/s1600/Alajuela+012.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567277842854765890" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNApBGWHYQQJ96tBdCQPGJ-JJd_vvnZKftY6rvQaChT44uAPFrkazUlrx10-OQrTVj1Z3Bud41MAnIPM8_9XwOIiQB7qsM6xzhotwZfomterDfNHnEl69ZIucWtsUpLRXfs7hJMdakwVjq/s320/Alajuela+012.JPG" border="0" /></a>Former park ranger Alonso picked us up at the Airport in his antique yellow Land Rover, which he uses to conduct tours of the Poas volcano, animal refuge, winery (!) and other attractions of the local area. He had a Netherlands couple waiting in the Land Rover who he was dropping off at the Ojo de Agua, an old established spring fed swim park . <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9MdwBxTv-8rhJ9-S4BmNdLmhevLKexpPiMPO0_FLcjQTu22VgfaqVqW6XgLZpfMLWxieRoJrMRnhQkS0Yawx1gcuGpGPhx_PpVW2vWVV3nSJgB0aFTRAjli4P77hGTbarkTT0XBbLC82/s1600/Alajuela+011.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567276457954378706" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9MdwBxTv-8rhJ9-S4BmNdLmhevLKexpPiMPO0_FLcjQTu22VgfaqVqW6XgLZpfMLWxieRoJrMRnhQkS0Yawx1gcuGpGPhx_PpVW2vWVV3nSJgB0aFTRAjli4P77hGTbarkTT0XBbLC82/s320/Alajuela+011.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The day was a partly cloudy cool day in the central valley. The cloudy sky was nice, added drama to the surrounding green mountains. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmcATMw7jSSSLdW2-jqtS5FiU5vHdb0nEcZv13RPDYOnnw34gIlkM2hU_zE2zeWUSL2kKLs8Fsd-WQ-6KYCRG3KLOXr3Cr7wArEeeBk5lhRiCPFC_HPN0cWZr_dl34iGVOZ9YrIXjLemQ/s1600/Alajuela+010.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567276447868163378" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmcATMw7jSSSLdW2-jqtS5FiU5vHdb0nEcZv13RPDYOnnw34gIlkM2hU_zE2zeWUSL2kKLs8Fsd-WQ-6KYCRG3KLOXr3Cr7wArEeeBk5lhRiCPFC_HPN0cWZr_dl34iGVOZ9YrIXjLemQ/s320/Alajuela+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMqRP_SGf3OIe-LWN1FurHZ5AVOWDVgipQUg2g4DcXdIVPJIdhJbpJElSpGnQ5AF3e8JxxIqTdc0DV9tBIc2CZWUqXlvow94x6YEx5okrB9XOQTzfVvE_Jt_gGMa21YOYSLb9sgXcv0J5/s1600/Alajuela+009.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567276442696062514" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMqRP_SGf3OIe-LWN1FurHZ5AVOWDVgipQUg2g4DcXdIVPJIdhJbpJElSpGnQ5AF3e8JxxIqTdc0DV9tBIc2CZWUqXlvow94x6YEx5okrB9XOQTzfVvE_Jt_gGMa21YOYSLb9sgXcv0J5/s320/Alajuela+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-46N_v-A50Nz70JOEMkSwcsCrwEnbLDZrJqU1fR4vhXpSPeEfXX5nvthYw_pWURZdx2viA7eqw0io2U_ZPdMuDSwmOCX3jfcmuhb8AjJGSHijOg3osm7x6JBsz8Um64CMx198x5oWbC7W/s1600/Alajuela+006.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567276440720273602" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-46N_v-A50Nz70JOEMkSwcsCrwEnbLDZrJqU1fR4vhXpSPeEfXX5nvthYw_pWURZdx2viA7eqw0io2U_ZPdMuDSwmOCX3jfcmuhb8AjJGSHijOg3osm7x6JBsz8Um64CMx198x5oWbC7W/s320/Alajuela+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz_xiWS2KzwTtU1SiDZ70IbfQ9VbF0Siw_LJPDcxmbkw7KKz9IYGKXWdD9nI4KHQRCShUJX9hCxf1MUH1375O_CjKIMm6vTgLlStxh4PDMSsnlwa_6d5NTw1Sr92CtgkTdKfGwPbysK-z/s1600/Alajuela+002.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567276438463640146" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz_xiWS2KzwTtU1SiDZ70IbfQ9VbF0Siw_LJPDcxmbkw7KKz9IYGKXWdD9nI4KHQRCShUJX9hCxf1MUH1375O_CjKIMm6vTgLlStxh4PDMSsnlwa_6d5NTw1Sr92CtgkTdKfGwPbysK-z/s320/Alajuela+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Big trees and tropical flowering plants line the trees of this upscale area of Alajuela, so makes for pleasant walking. <br /><br />What his guests can't find on their own, Alonso is more than happy to assist them with. Alonso is truly committed to excelence. <br /><br />Thanks, Alonso! See you at the end of the trip!malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-15742469351662859472011-01-08T09:50:00.017-07:002011-01-11T12:02:32.876-07:00Tent Rocks, Flying Falcon, Curious CoyoteClick on the pictures for larger, more detail....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pnNX3SoNbZK1H0uN46c5UQoxq7qum88kc0bqEq3voXEwEl6OKK01HZGkK5CPK1iY59MJp3JAny6SsNnMCJ5547lURC22NAMhcYqMT_EJV-Uih_IVnYZZpuzY_9tPbmhyLntr2njvvfzP/s1600/IMG_3010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pnNX3SoNbZK1H0uN46c5UQoxq7qum88kc0bqEq3voXEwEl6OKK01HZGkK5CPK1iY59MJp3JAny6SsNnMCJ5547lURC22NAMhcYqMT_EJV-Uih_IVnYZZpuzY_9tPbmhyLntr2njvvfzP/s320/IMG_3010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560773256713062098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBya89P1V_n4oMW35bqRPZhdeo0i9DPrBrcjFhnx_Q-GiKK0v9EvLi5GL1H_j7TyVL5mUXNUSZXDhr6syeUgr-SigJdMEW9GfHpj6MlCHF3q7iE2M2Jigw56wiotf1iKO_FKD9aUtRD_X/s1600/IMG_2965.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lq2ppCRgxbX0ubm7R4KSYBK7ta5bTfRAMmk6yOFkpbQ3TItZTqFVwoPx99xwxSRLth7YY_qHbjAYUBrHVLYFNkW7Vh62VyJ6HfCCB9KvIq9xrH9E56WJTnBZZMjqmTY7v0skRukkDylv/s320/IMG_3013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559860935489279346" border="0" /></a><br />Tent Rocks, Flying Falcon, Curious Coyote<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsE9UEq-wXBZQjDLDns30zlAX1jKHtRQUR5NeQMVFqwddf1mjjc6-jT-7EWkIm05nULJhSwZXgE-_5jsnyuKCqVj7-cFW8MMr76B_HD0AtR5jOH7VZcp9nSb65IbT1rSo6GZ39turbxoj/s1600/IMG_2972.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsE9UEq-wXBZQjDLDns30zlAX1jKHtRQUR5NeQMVFqwddf1mjjc6-jT-7EWkIm05nULJhSwZXgE-_5jsnyuKCqVj7-cFW8MMr76B_HD0AtR5jOH7VZcp9nSb65IbT1rSo6GZ39turbxoj/s320/IMG_2972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560946701998493874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For more pictures/story hiking in<br /><br /> Tent Rocks National Monument, see<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">http://www.traveljournals.net/stories/33472.html</span></span>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-2729028088632067242010-12-27T11:22:00.016-07:002010-12-27T13:31:42.942-07:00Up the Scary Chimney Slot at Beautiful Ghost Ranch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgft6F35QG71wjeMJdFzpuMJjs5bgJJthlENtdxBSxBHVrzAhOe-mkgeXoMeF3sk169RNnWiAA2-xzum0f1ns1U4RJDtaUtHNoGw_ZViaJEDTbXYkIqqIm3BgbpV7_2zsq6xzbVMj0PSIHl/s1600/IMG_2817.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555453606041984466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWH4WDvPpsaMiO5ilywa4utLzb3Qx2OnoqH00ozXKlJZGXiqAsWrX7Hao_v0kheVbiUHIY7PhX8iMzQYuPeK0NWTyYN2J1X315LXHQktIR54b-Wt_vsfUtXR-0CywbSvzHi7r9WUIpzIU2/s320/IMG_2855.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Hiking with our friend Jerry up the canyon to the Chimney through frost in shade we were warmed by the gradual uphill path.... Then, we reached the narrow, treachorous final part of the path to the Chimney.<br />After scrambling on hands and knees up through the narrow 'Chimney' slot, we were awed by the view of the canyon that we just had traveled up.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLDwtF4xYEo6Mxp2Ru0-_8W72xXeo1T_Jd4hvagUYAab2BOLoXJypw4dMQe6H0f4Y0JxN8y_ygAt6wtR3aAtMZVYOLp4T6tsCDTlXSiO3HVdp5LDFwGGFj8QEvJGCkqdgzkgTSLssHKDx/s1600/IMG_2838.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555450313192515922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLDwtF4xYEo6Mxp2Ru0-_8W72xXeo1T_Jd4hvagUYAab2BOLoXJypw4dMQe6H0f4Y0JxN8y_ygAt6wtR3aAtMZVYOLp4T6tsCDTlXSiO3HVdp5LDFwGGFj8QEvJGCkqdgzkgTSLssHKDx/s320/IMG_2838.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZzIGYbPzUbFJTEpzOTVaQY2lIIo_MNaAaXe4yDgQ0xK6eF3bSnZThyphenhyphenPv-vDJpK1RUTtPCTL9Rz8jB3NNnbafyJoMacssUN7wg8PNDrnXOmU6SfdblR3IpfvAIGNJLQwh3G5ltxhdz8WB/s1600/IMG_2846.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555443826886604290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZzIGYbPzUbFJTEpzOTVaQY2lIIo_MNaAaXe4yDgQ0xK6eF3bSnZThyphenhyphenPv-vDJpK1RUTtPCTL9Rz8jB3NNnbafyJoMacssUN7wg8PNDrnXOmU6SfdblR3IpfvAIGNJLQwh3G5ltxhdz8WB/s320/IMG_2846.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JQtbcwxvUrqCA4OfojX3VUqAmllYbYnXBzdzlcZSpfY07yHFJ-cxpcGvgalTZBfeYXLbnHA53926gMhVI9Qgfga889MUbKRDmjn89SxX5h8FCkqXI5ItZgzsy9_udnZiN8cDhlGu2xwT/s1600/IMG_2851.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555443818232375506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JQtbcwxvUrqCA4OfojX3VUqAmllYbYnXBzdzlcZSpfY07yHFJ-cxpcGvgalTZBfeYXLbnHA53926gMhVI9Qgfga889MUbKRDmjn89SxX5h8FCkqXI5ItZgzsy9_udnZiN8cDhlGu2xwT/s320/IMG_2851.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVecadHM87CWJWTWGArYhgM0XA4DqUDcQ_Fc9-KL7J3xYDJp8O5VtrWBPDhb-OiFDDQYfQ_Dcf55Dtp24WshyusO8TOOtQ0oXZ0zl5DFr44wbADGH1SJCgU3j2-ufzBXiIpzAgIBdsHeZ/s1600/IMG_2843.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555439618447323890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVecadHM87CWJWTWGArYhgM0XA4DqUDcQ_Fc9-KL7J3xYDJp8O5VtrWBPDhb-OiFDDQYfQ_Dcf55Dtp24WshyusO8TOOtQ0oXZ0zl5DFr44wbADGH1SJCgU3j2-ufzBXiIpzAgIBdsHeZ/s320/IMG_2843.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNmjkWWOUb06phsJIcBqH3zo3nmPHWG0Ps8gNlcYpFFrVUTCCCn-5Voh0m_hOsdXT81yeSMn2c9-ZWe44s4rKdRzIU4Hb6Y-mKs-LpALZCc44smKFxcIaQcpmQNAR9uiM0WREx-C7tGQS/s1600/IMG_2850.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555439613962307554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNmjkWWOUb06phsJIcBqH3zo3nmPHWG0Ps8gNlcYpFFrVUTCCCn-5Voh0m_hOsdXT81yeSMn2c9-ZWe44s4rKdRzIU4Hb6Y-mKs-LpALZCc44smKFxcIaQcpmQNAR9uiM0WREx-C7tGQS/s320/IMG_2850.JPG" /></a><br />Up the Scary Chimney at Ghost Ranchmalonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-85111103958018637222010-12-21T21:35:00.008-07:002010-12-21T22:05:44.450-07:00Exercise in Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0ROF-wwJ_RPUsYMWdzjhl7WmL0oiJeMTkW2tLwTG3E7n0iPn0vu6BQo59_NHhbNutlOe0dbKaH9fWR2U09R0VjBNloYjIdQs0BPdRm7GkyKhW5JkYBl6XPR18mA2b3PoSY51ArfdVZcY/s1600/Chavez+art+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0ROF-wwJ_RPUsYMWdzjhl7WmL0oiJeMTkW2tLwTG3E7n0iPn0vu6BQo59_NHhbNutlOe0dbKaH9fWR2U09R0VjBNloYjIdQs0BPdRm7GkyKhW5JkYBl6XPR18mA2b3PoSY51ArfdVZcY/s320/Chavez+art+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553367623786180498" border="0" /></a><br />Art work hangs in the Genoveva Chavez Commuity Center where we enjoy Stretch and Strengthen class on Tuesdays and Thurdays. Today the heating system was wack in the room where it usually meets, so Lisa took us upstairs where it is much cooler.<br /><br />Please click on the individual pictures to get how big they are...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBb98ETKUJUvLyfoIDuIu3gZXCy1UJTZx9z1HK0zNmYZilZqaIYreWWtSkQNjPOAx4GAfnZ1zUWT9RBGPK4JoNRhySYFDN_pKv4ZWLmvoR7_Ng68eiSGg86o5vqiA1kesL8GpUsIpZ5s2/s1600/Chavez+art+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBb98ETKUJUvLyfoIDuIu3gZXCy1UJTZx9z1HK0zNmYZilZqaIYreWWtSkQNjPOAx4GAfnZ1zUWT9RBGPK4JoNRhySYFDN_pKv4ZWLmvoR7_Ng68eiSGg86o5vqiA1kesL8GpUsIpZ5s2/s320/Chavez+art+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553362812416472594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Cx3Sj-_zPbYceMIAJjm6UzERWuewyFDVehjRTK0tmee7tcH5KpjlJNlCF65gGuYk1NY38aLXKi_9HcIp2u_tsLp67Gd-12Hx5kImtiSW1wRjdOEUIeOafM62uym4Ug7y2P7luggU5rv9/s1600/Chavez+art+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Cx3Sj-_zPbYceMIAJjm6UzERWuewyFDVehjRTK0tmee7tcH5KpjlJNlCF65gGuYk1NY38aLXKi_9HcIp2u_tsLp67Gd-12Hx5kImtiSW1wRjdOEUIeOafM62uym4Ug7y2P7luggU5rv9/s320/Chavez+art+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553362809374267442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d8EiWAMdoZF0A_WDg31OjHLB5i3OgVcKDserQar2Vq4s-dhJqbKO3BiQjy6S1pgwDBGeVRxU1dbD2BE5MppUiDnZRCC5Vp_jxbVKoNLzLzlQK9cINPEcYkr8RpwyRRkhug5uTMWVGSm9/s1600/Chavez+art+006.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhizYVh3sDhaYKqFkL8QvOj_UZAks8SgO2YT9t3yjK4MM_timB369S8B3HYoLgt-juEOy6Ldk2CvR8ixJXXYO5z7IEXgvQNdPQNgLBD9DqXW6ioZX7bf8JsCd3-eA4YMAvlu_srjZutP1j/s1600/Chavez+art+007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhizYVh3sDhaYKqFkL8QvOj_UZAks8SgO2YT9t3yjK4MM_timB369S8B3HYoLgt-juEOy6Ldk2CvR8ixJXXYO5z7IEXgvQNdPQNgLBD9DqXW6ioZX7bf8JsCd3-eA4YMAvlu_srjZutP1j/s320/Chavez+art+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553362015175448466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuFe72EzEbqQfLA1e5HNhOnlmyvnkz5AQlNEFDD_rdMDFU36r07Idv7LIkTpzTVY8fp_npDBl6xbGHwTRTCJKKip2UZApzCBD-NliV5XX2d1tLI1QVcmWgtJfyodGjg936om1TZLXShgT/s1600/Chavez+art+006.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDlZ3_tnL-IpsVNtkfiEGNCKcQTvCdOcIqSSnPcXZ3DRweBqezsPfDoqTQ-KHcZBcqXbdfbj2e8k6BlB9g4EgDWLvjl0NrHe2W1-XJnUWixhvVRRwOVyb5SoR-O9fV7whodvyeMkPdlDa/s1600/Chavez+art+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDlZ3_tnL-IpsVNtkfiEGNCKcQTvCdOcIqSSnPcXZ3DRweBqezsPfDoqTQ-KHcZBcqXbdfbj2e8k6BlB9g4EgDWLvjl0NrHe2W1-XJnUWixhvVRRwOVyb5SoR-O9fV7whodvyeMkPdlDa/s320/Chavez+art+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553362007992258450" border="0" /></a><br />Exercise in Art<br /><br /><br /><br />Though we had seen this art many times, the view of these very large 'puppets' from up there was stunning....malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856096598084349556.post-14047079581728153012010-12-16T16:38:00.011-07:002010-12-16T17:40:56.249-07:00First Snow, Beautiful MiracleClick on each picture for larger image.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOnaBRysM5SVq-pQbpsarrUcJuYvyA2joCc3KOSMCST-U8v_5lz0_ldsejInpXuVhmD0GuwtALGOFuPJUOYoSq_gpCkbuL0J9vnOydor9xnzRjH5KzzCRDVC3EIx4n2bqW0ob6JgMht_Z/s1600/IMG_2746.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOneUWfhlSIx4JoX0cmsfY39uNw59HGqcOHAdb3_5AUJpU-2oXG3aW41S-H0KCuLJ2B197h0WdP2ZMvoSo3o2S4m_4c2LDnaDRVyjLEadGzWrCvnEtmeuC9bHZuqTi_pw_6ryX69Y43O3I/s320/IMG_2656.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549903828492351650" /></a><br /><br />View from Lee's Ferry Campground to the Navajo side of the Colorado River. At times we have seen them come down and fish...<br /><br />Click on the pictures to enlarge.<br /><br /> <br />Area near village of <br /><br />Bitter Springs, Arizona. Surprising to see a teepee this trip. The traditional shaped hogan is in back of the mobile home.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqNLvCPi7hPkF5FRHbdJEhAdegy-C4cNPMmTeEKtXz9OGwHL0hTshsDHgG7_kWzNq-BrRN5xMwbu74lZqVX6rCKs9sFJAD2d5wQ9-_uhUP128_-Kis5M3Jw_SZVUQSuZg3DY38pUTWQQG/s1600/IMG_2637.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; display: block; height: 214px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549854572287377698" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqNLvCPi7hPkF5FRHbdJEhAdegy-C4cNPMmTeEKtXz9OGwHL0hTshsDHgG7_kWzNq-BrRN5xMwbu74lZqVX6rCKs9sFJAD2d5wQ9-_uhUP128_-Kis5M3Jw_SZVUQSuZg3DY38pUTWQQG/s320/IMG_2637.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvEsDwBaDNbEnJ0DxVcKZ5UiKlxNRXcDJFrp4WuwbHJXpy3Pc6Jc4CCYj67e3ePJND4VihS3TVncvmkB9WjHMtm0aksydsQSEJWMDP6xwW7SAT-HhDDUbAIfte1QH8BDxKUhIGhMqI6aA/s1600/IMG_2622.JPG"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; 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Yes! </div></div></div><br /><br /></div>malonetravels2http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119216962329782893noreply@blogger.com0