May 15 - 16: Days 1 - 2
  "We finally made it to Costa Rica on Tuesday.  it was a long flight but being here is worth it.  We stayed in a city the first night but today we . . ." [Read more]

May 17: Day 3
    "Today we went on a boat ride on a river called Río Frio.  We watched for birds and caiman.  We probably saw 20 different kinds of birds . . ." [Read more]

May 18: Day 4
    "We also went to an animal rescue farm.  It has big cats and monkeys that have been hurt.  We saw Puma, Jaguars, Margay, Howler monkeys . . ." [Read more]

May 19: Day 5
  "Something very special happened to us while we were in Monteverde.  We saw a bird that some say is the most beautiful bird in the world . . ." (Read More)

May 20: Day 6
  "While we were hiking we saw lots of white faced capuchin monkeys ... Our guide had to chase them away from us on the trail . . ." (Read More)

May 21:Day 7
  "As we walked through the area we saw their school and the children walking home.  They laughed at us because we looked like tourists . . ." (Read More)

May 22: Day 8 NEW!
  "We had one emergency while we were hiking.  About half of our group had walked down a slope.  As the rest of us started to follow they screamed . . ." (Read More)

May 23: Day 9 NEW!
  "I visited the school and met the teacher and students. There are only 3 children in the school!  Each of them wrote a note on paper for you to read . . ." (Read More)

May 24- 25: Day 10 - 11 NEW!
  "As we drove higher the temperature dropped and it began to rain.  Eventually we reached an area called Cerro de la Muerte or 'Mountain of Death' . . ." (Read More)