Jacaranda Journey
Piggy's last supper with the butcher, Golfito, Costa Rica
Traditional Costa Rican ox cart - painted miniatures are sold as souvenirs
Aerial view of Golfito, Costa Rica and the Duty-Free Zone
Aerial view of southern Costa Rica and its rivers
Golfito in southern Costa Rica was originally built as a company town for the United Fruit Company and its banana empire.
Golfito, Costa Rica - LandSea Marina where Jacaranda is moored
Golfo Dulce, southern Costa Rica after an afternoon downpour. The louvers in the hatch enable us to get ventilation below without the rain entering.
Along the coast of Golfito, southern Costa Rica
Collecting water during a typical daily rainstorm in Costa Rica - it's the beginning of the rainy season here!
Jacaranda anchored in front of Casa Orquideas
A beautiful private home built by an American, next to Casa Orquideas, Playa Josecito, Costa Rica
Jungle at our anchorage in Rincon, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Linda at Casa Orquideas, a private botanical garden in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Hummingbird building a nest at the end of a leaf in Casa Orquideas, a private botanical garden in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Pair of scarlet macaws
Pair of scarlet macaws
Scarlet macaw
Sunset, Playa Josecito in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Scarlet macaw eating an almond
Bat Flower, detail, Casa Orquideas, a private botanical garden in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Casa Orquideas, a private botanical garden in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Bat flower in Casa Orquideas, a private botanical garden in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Pair of scarlet macaws - endangered and protected in Costa Rica
Sealing wax palm in Costa Rica, imported from Malaysia
Two viper snakes, Costa Rica - they're small but poisonous
Fragrant flowers of the ylang ylang tree - the heavenly scent used to make Chanel No. 5
Poison dart frog - one of 4 species in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Fuzzy Heliconia flower
Casa Orquideas, a private botanical garden in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Mature and newly planted palm oil plantations - a major crop in Costa Rica responsible for deforestation
Pair of toucans
Interesting flowers and fruit of the Cannonball Tree
Shampoo ginger - squeeze the flower and soap suds appear
Guanabana fruit
Deer, Manuel Antonio National Parque
Bats sleeping in a furled ginger leaf - note the suction cups on their feet enabling them to hold on - Manuel Antonio National Parque
Strangler Fig tree
Beehive way up in a tree - the local honeybees have now hybridized with the more aggressive Africanized bees
Jesus Christ Lizard - so called because it runs so fast that it can walk on water!
Our great Tico guide, Nito, with his chihuahua, Coco Antonio from Sucorso Tours (Puerto Jimenez) who took us to La Tarde Ecolodge for a day hike.
Jacaranda anchored in Quepos near Manuel Antonio National Parque, Costa Rica
Costa Rican fishing boat in Bahia Santa Elena, northern Costa Rica
Drake Bay - Osa Peninusla, southern Costa Rica
Manuel Antonio National Parque in Costa Rica, known for its beautiful beaches
Our pilot guiding us over the bar as we leave Bahia del Sol, El Salvador. With him was Bill from svMita Kuluu
Beach near our anchorage in Quepos, Costa Rica
House in Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
Puerto Jimenez, Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
