La Palma, Costa Rica – The twins agreed to go on a farm tour because they called it a “chocolate tour.” We learned all about where chocolate comes from, from cacao trees to candy, start to finish. Finca Köbö is…
Christmas Visitors
Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica – We had some Christmas visitors today. Actually, this troop of capuchin monkeys passes through the treetops in front of our rental everyday, and we love to watch them swing from branch to branch. Today we…
Tree Climbing and Waterfall Swimming
Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica – While I was traipsing across Corcovado National Park, my boys were having adventures of their own, tree climbing and waterfall swimming on a tour with Everyday Adventures. Today we retraced their route so they could…
Frogs are Singing
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica – But something in myself for maybeFrom somewhere other said: not tooMany words, please, in the muddy shallows the Frogs are singing. Mary Oliver, from Swan: Poems and Prose Poems, Beacon Press.
Corcovado National Park
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica – The next adventure: a 2-day hike across Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula. Day one was from Los Patos station to Sirena station, 21km over muddy trails through primary and secondary rainforest. We saw…
All the Feels
Cabo Matapalo, Costa Rica – The last two and a half weeks have been an whirlwind of terrifying and gratifying adventures, countless bird and animal sightings, long drives on bumpy roads, intense loneliness, and overwhelming gratitude for the opportunity to…
La Amistad International Park
Biolley, Costa Rica – La Amistad means “friendship”. La Amistad International Park spans the border between Costa Rica and Panama, creating the largest (inter)national park in Central America. It’s gigantic. And remote. Not the kind of place you would want…
Mount Chirripó
San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica – At 3820m, Mount Chirripó is the highest peak in Costa Rica. It’s higher than any mountains in New England, which are the only mountains I have ever climbed. And it’s certainly higher than…
Going Solo
San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica – So… I am in Costa Rica. By myself. Daddio and the twins are coming down to meet me in a few weeks. In the meantime, I have research to do, birds to spot,…
Hot off the Press
Boston, Mass – Not one, but two Boston guidebooks arrived on my doorstep today, hot off the press. It seems like ages ago that I worked on the newest Lonely Planet Boston (7th edition) and Pocket Boston (4th edition). In…