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january adventure
tour vacation
Every time we go to Costa Rica to work on a project
it is a little like a vacation. But in January about 17 of us traveled together to
Nosara Costa Rica. Some of us were already property owners at Finca Las
Brisas in the hills above Samara, others are consultants for self
sustainable communities, some interested in property for sale
in Costa Rica, and some looking for adventure vacations in
Costa Rica.
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on the tour include: Tad,
Fred, Molly, Mark, Andy, Allie, Ray, Darlene, Ben, Chris, Aleta, Al, Brad,
Keith, Wayne, Vicki, and Madeline would all agree that we just had a great
time. We were also joined by our finca friends: Howie, Christoph, Coto,
Alberto, and others.
Our first adventure started the first night we
arrived in Liberia. We drove directly to the property anxious to see the new
road we just put in to the Finca and by the time we decided to leave
it was pitch black out and without the light pollution we are accustom to when
it gets dark you can't see one foot in front of another. We had also improved the road to Zaragoza for our
neighbors so we decided to drive that back way over the mountain to Nosara.
So our caravan of SUVs headed up the new dirt road up and over the mountain. If you
haven't been to Costa Rica then you wouldn't un derstand the adventure, but
this was nothing less than a dirt path leading several miles up the tallest
mountain in the area. We got lost, kids where a
bit scared at times, but we eventually arrived in Nosara at the
Lagarta Lodge tired, dirty, and
thirsty.
We did so many things in one very short
week. Listed below is just a sampling of our activities:
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One night at Playa Ostional a guide took us to
see the sea turtles laying eggs
(click to
read about Arribadas - the annual nesting of olive
ridley sea turtles) in the
Ostional Wildlife Refuge.
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Swimming, body surfing, boogie boarding on
many of the area beaches
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Hiking Finca Las Brisas
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Daily sunsets from Finca Las Brisas, area
beaches, and the Lagarta Lodge in Nosara
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Horse back riding in the mountains and on the
Finca
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Swimming and diving in the many falls and
pools at Finca Las Brisas
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We sponsored a fiesta at the three student
school house next to the Finca as a fund raiser for the school and a way
for us to meet our neighbors. Over 100 people came to eat amazing food,
including pork from two pigs from the school teacher that were prepared the
day before. We also watched the futbol game played by two local teams
and drank beer and soft drinks
Below are a few of the pictures taken:
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| Al and
the 60ft falls by the corral |
Molly and Ray |
Andy and Al |
Darlene, Ben and
Andy |
Al |
Tad |
Andy, Molly,
Madeline, Allie, Ben, Fred |
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| Allie,
Andy & Ben |
Chris, Allie, Aleta,
Andy & Ben |
Aleta |
Chris |
Brad |
Al & Chris |
Aleta, Ben, Andy,
Madeline, Allie |
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| Brad
jamming at local bar |
Two happy boys |
Evening gathering |
Group dinner at the
Tropicale |
Ben & Andy at
Gildded Iguana after the day boogie boarding |
Fred won the fiesta
prize which was a bottle of the local drink and we
were drinking! |
Fred, Tad & Chris |
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| Fred,
Tad & Chris |
Dar & Ben |
Finca Las Brisas
corral |
M. Coto show his
drawing for the guard house |
Keith & Al |
Fiesta at the school
house |
Fiesta |
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| Fiesta |
Fiesta: Keith, Ray,
Al & Wayne |
Fiesta: Vicki, Coto,
Wayne & Keith |
Fiesta: Dar and
Howie |
Fiesta: Madeline |
Fiesta: Aleta with
new friend |
Fiesta: Christoph's
wife Magda |
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| Wayne,
Fred, Tad and Brad |
View from Lagarta
Lodge |
Playa Samara |
Andy & Ben under a
shade tree at the finca |
Drying coffee beans
on the road above the finca |
Alberto the school
teacher, Ray & Mark |
Coto & Christoph |
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| Vicki & Dar |
Fred, Wayne & Al |
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