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  • The orchid garden

    We visited the Orchid Garden in Santa Elena. They offer guided tours in both English and Spanish, which we highly recommend. When you think of orchids, you probably think about these cultivated varieties that you can buy. However, our talented guide, a biologist from Venezuela who has resettled here in Costa Rica, showed us how…

  • A trip to the beach (finally!)

    Earlier this month we made it to the beach at long last! Many people come to Costa Rica primarily for the beaches, but it took us six months! Our impetus to finally travel to the coast was the visit of my god-daughter and her mother, who has been my dear friend for over 25 years…

  • Amazing animal sightings at Murciélago Waterfall

    Wow, Costa Rica never ceases to surprise… we had a pretty surprising experience this morning when we took a pleasant walk at the Murciélago (Bat!) Waterfall in Monteverde. I’m not sure why it’s called that, to be honest. It was a short but pretty hike. The first bit was pretty steep, but it leveled off.…

  • GELATO-PREVIEW (by Sophie!)

    The local gelato place in Monteverde is called El Camino Gelato. They make delicious gelato in all kinds of flavors including: birthday cake, banana chocolate, orange chocolate, mango and passionfruit, and more! Gelato is kind of like ice cream except: Click here to learn more about gelato and click here to learn more about ice…

  • Wassail by Sophie

    On Sunday, I went to a Christmas party called “Wassail” (rhymes with fossil, or if you’re in my choir, you call it “waffle”. Local community members call it “cookie day” – you will see why). It was run by the Monteverde Friends Meeting. But before the wassail, there was a Christmas Program, which the Quakers…

  1. Dear Sophie and family, Thank you for such a lively description of Wassail (Waffle)! It must have been great fun.…

  2. Thank you for the lovely bird pictures. The oictures awaken memories of our trips to Costa Rica. We watched them…

  3. Nancy Slator on Flowers

    Beautiful! And nice to see now that we have our first snow.

  5. why did you write a report on agutis Sophie? Are they your favorite animal? ___ sage