Hasty post from deep in the rainforest.. We left beautiful Casa
linda this morning. Last night  the boys made dinner while diane and I pretended
to pack..

I managed to sep on a beetle  last night that was about 4  inches
long..

The size of a mouse ..  ewwwwww

This morning we got up and packed.. We signed the guest book
and put out a samstone..

This really is a magical place.

We had some spare food left over which the kids fed to the

Crabs.. Max and Gabe made a hot dog tree for Harold the Hawk

Tatiana came over to say goodbye. She’s Vickie’s daughter..
7 years old and very cute

She took this picture for us !

We said goodbye to Lynn. William. Vicky and Tatiyana.. We
loved our stay at Casa Linda.. It’s really an amazing place.. a perfect mix of
beach. Jungle, privacy and luxury.. We really recommend it to anyone looking
for  a memorable and relaxing stay..

We took off around 9:30 for the grueling 12 mile drive back
to Puerto Jiminez.. The road is really rough.. cave ins, potholes,  fallen trees

River crossings…

Mad cows.. ok.. they weren’t mad.. they were cute

Rickety bridges..

It took us about 3 hours to get ot our next hotel..Finca
Bellivista.. a treehouse nearly 90 feet in the air.. We were greated by their
blind bulldog, Kimbo…

It was pouring as we loaded up to go to our treehouse.. it
turned out to be a 15 minute pretty intense hike.. we weren’t prepared for
that.. we had some backpacks.. but we were carrying shopping bags.. we were
pooped by the time we got to the treehouse..

The treehouse is beautiful ..and/but.. very isolated.. we’re
the only ones here except jeff the caretaker about 15 minutes walk away.. We’re
deep in the woods, not too many animals.. no views.. it’s feeling pretty creepy
now..

We’re reserving judgment.. on how long we’ll stay..

For now it’s an amazing building !  Here’s the walkway to
the treehouse

Here’s the kitchen

And here’s the main house.. 90 feet in the air..

Here’s the porch up there..

And the master bedroom.

And here am I..

We’re all feeling quiet and subdued here in the woods.. peaceful..
and a little sad..

Lets see what tomorrow brings..

Night everyone.. night Sam

-me

Another fantastic, restful day.  It’s fun to see all four of
us decompress and fall into

A slower pace. We’ve spent hours today just hanging out on
the porch talking.. all four of us.. it feels so good.

Last night was out big night out.. in fact.. we consciously have
decided not to try and do to much sightseeing or socializing.. Last night was
the farmers market Buena Esparanza.. about 15 minutes up the road….  It was
pouring when we set out.. but it was fun to walk in the rain .

We had to cross a foot bridge complete with troll

the whole peninsula seemed to be at the market.. it took
place in a restraint,/ bar with a dj !.. I think there were about 30 folks
there…  (and that is  most of the peninsula)

This woman was selling homemade ice crème.. Ben/Jerry.. I you’re
reading this.. she was using your recipe book. She told me she got a laugh out
of your comment about saving spare egg whites so you can throw them away
later..  There ladies were selling homemade Kailua and chocolate.. yum
!

We had a lovely dinner (only our second dine out dinner of
the trip)..

Then walked back through the jingle in the dark.. pretty
cool and spooky..

This morning we were wakened by the  sound of Two-cans (ok..
it’s funnier when you heard it aloud)

We spent a good part of the day sea kayaking .. I couldn’t
bring my camera

It was  awesome !!!   It was like surfing. We could ride the
waves all the way across the beach..  I had a samstone in my bow and let the
waves take it when they wanted it.. they took the samstone and tumped me over but
good !.  

We all came in when it started ot rain around  noon.. we had
another huge meal..

Pizza… guacamole, hummus, cucumbers. Garlic bread, brownies..
then a nap !

The rain let up around 3 so Diane and I took a walk down the
beach.. There are amazing rock formations.. and the jungle looks right out of Jurassic
park !

We hiked to this place where the Carbonera river hits the
sea.. there’s a small fresh water pool you can swim in as you look at the
waves.. I think we say 4 other people on our entire walk.. This is really
paradise.

All day we’ve been watching the monkeys and macaws.. We had
one Macaw that sat right off our porch  and watched us during the afternoon…

And.. our friend Harold the Hawk kept a constant vigil on
our compost pile.. He’s a beautiful and constant presence in our lives here.

OK.. this is our last day in Osa.. It’s been a wonderful
stay.. tomorrow we head to Piedras Blancas and the treehouses..   . I’m going
to see if I can find some wireless to stral so I can post these entires.. It’s weird
being this offline..

More tomorrow..

Nite all.. nite Sam

-me

another late post../. done offline so may not be correct with pictures

Day 4.. or is it 5 of our vacation.. I think it’s a good
sign I don’t know which..

We woke early after about 10 hours of sleep.. Diane made banana
crepes..for breakfast.. Yum !!!!

The kids got surfboards and headed off to the beach while
diane and I headed off for a long leisurely explore…

We
passed our friend William hacking at stuff with his machete.. which seems to be
the national pastime.. I’m pretty sure it’s very satisfying to do ..

Once again.. we were surrounded by sights and sounds of the
jungle…

Check out the size of this bug !!!!!!

We hiked all the way down to the tip of the peninsula where

the gulf meets the pacific.. here’s the tip.. with Panama in the background ..

By the time we got back the kids were home too.. The four of
us  spent about 4 hours just hanging on the porch..   it was heavenly..

Gabe and I took a break from our break to go build a man on
the beach.. Hey.. that’s what burners do..

We saw SO many monkeys today.. Here are a few pics… I can
just watch them for hours !

These guys are Capuchins.. so cute !!!

OK.. now it’s pouring.. and were heading to the farmers
market.. more later…

Nite all.. nite Sam

-me

Another delayed post.. still haven’t found my way to the
phone or internet.. and my motivation to do so is fading fast

Another beautiful day n paradise here. It’s amazing.. it’s
like living in a zoo.. monkeys everywhere, flocks of brightly colored Macaws ,

And insects the size of birds…   What’s even more amazing is
that its only been raining at night.. , there are no mosquitoes or other biting
bugs

(except sand fleas) and it’s not too hot !

I woke today to find all of our shoes neatly washed and
waiting for us.. (Diane ?).. we get many comments on our

Five fingers… they’re turning out to be great jungle and
beach wear.

I heard Howler monkeys outside at just before  am.. and went
out to investigate.. We’re all up and around

by 6.. with the sunrise.. because we’re going to bed around
8:30

I ran into this wild turkey pecking around our food scraps.

Gabe rigged his video camera to a stick to get up close and
personal with one of the face sized spiders that

lives in our yard..

Diane went off with our host Lyn for a Yoga class

While Max, Gabe and I went for an explore/run down the
‘road’ to some of the the other  beaches..

(more like a ditch !)

There were monekys everywhere we looked.. Howlers and Spider
monekeys mostly.. they hung out in the trees near the beach.

Ahh.. two can play that game !

The beach was rocky and the water a blue green murk. I think
it would be clear if it weren’t for the tons of rocks and shells it stirs

up with every wave..

Gabe and Max found some cool stuff among the rocks.. like
these fossils.

And this amazing hawk

The most amazing thing to see around our house and the
beaches are the huge flocks of

Scarlet Macaws. They’re everywhere.. they’ry are so
beautiful.. and noisy !.. it’s amazing to see when a wole flock of them takes
off.

They are huge birds !!

Though.. they’re not the only colorful  thing around here…
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There are many other kinds of birds.. we saw these black
hawks .. this one was staring at us in our kitchen.. we even saw Tucans later
in the day

Late in the day we took a nature walk with William. The
groundskeeper guy here.. He doesn’t speak English..

So it was a test of my Spanish to keep translating .. he’s
very knowledgeable. He introduced us to this

Fruit.. (saporito ? ).. it gave me wicked cotton mouth.. but
no one else.. strange !

As we walked for 32.5 hours we saw a ton of cool bugs, Plants…

And best of all… two waterfalls.. We stuck Samstones in

both. ! One flowed between two rivers.. the other had this cool water cave and

a

Hole like a window cut through the rock by the water.  Max

amanaged to lob the SamStone right through the hole..

It was a long, wonderful day.. we went home and made beans
and rise, looked at some of our pictures.. and drifted off to bed around 8L30…

Now it’s Friday and time to do it all again.. I can’t wait !

More tomorrow..
Hasta la vista ya’ll .. hasta la vista Sam..

-me

Pds. Unloaded the other camera last night.. found these two
good pics Diane took of us on the Zipline..