The Fern Garden

We are working hard right now to establish a small garden which features many of the regional ferns, among other plants. Our most recent efforts include levelling the central area for a stone table and chairs to then be added, also the white river rocks to define the borders and path. This is a big improvement to the upper gardens, as this area had been very scrubby previously. It looks very different now!

Last Sunday

We spent Sunday at the house of Steve and Maylen in Amapola. It was great to share time with friends.












Nilo and I.














At the table with many friends.

New Windows

The dining area just got screened.

The Road To Nowhere

We're on the road to nowhere...














A massive road project is underway here on the Osa Peninsula. The roadsides have been torn to pieces, and what used to be a rocky old country track of a road (with more potholes than you could shake a stick at) is fast being converted into what's beginning to look like an interstate highway!














The poor people whose houses are beside the road have been buried there, as the level of the new road continues to rise. As if it were bad enough to have already had a drainage channel dug across their front yards! This image shows one of the houses on the approach to the Rincon bridge, heading for home. So, looks like it's rope ladders all round!


















In this image, you can see just how much the level has changed.


















Great for sliding down!














The late afternoon sun catches tall grasses on the banks of the River Rincon.


















The light fades on the approach to the Rincon bridge

Insy Winsy Tarantula

Honey... I'm home!

Nilo and Sandy: Aerodynamics

Nilo and our good friend Sandy (Alexander) continue with their paper plane competitions...


















Nilo is rearing to go...


















The competitors take their places....


















Nilo makes his move... and it's a good one!


















Sandy's looking a little nervous about that as he prepares his craft.


















He makes a strong move!














The competitors retrieve their crafts from what has proven to be a challenging circuit.


















They return to the await the judges decision.


















And Nilo takes the round!

View from the kitchen

How many people get to eat breakfast where there's a view like this?

Lower Jurassic Park

We have a great view from up here.

Peas In A Pod

This is what happens when Nilo and Eben get bored in a stuffy hotel room in Puerto Jiménez...














Eben... I'm bored... why don't we do something funny.














I know let's make silly faces. Yes, let's!














Look Eben... this is my best silly face.














Ha ha ha....














Now let's make silly faces at Mummy...














Ha ha ha.














Nilo... be careful! You're going to fall off the bed!


















WAAAAAAAAH!

Eb & Flo

I love these photos of Eben and I, which we took ourselves (that was fun!) in Karen and Tom's garden in Puerto Jiménez in April.















Before...















... and after.

Big Brother

This is Nilo's big brother Eben. He's a million miles away (studying in England) and we miss him!

The Making of Jurassic Park

A fascinating look at what goes on behind the scenes allows us to see just how these amazing movies were made!

Jurassic Park

We all know that Jurassic Park was filmed here in Costa Rica, right? And here it is!














Jurassic Park I


















Jurassic Park II

Kermit's Flight

Today, Kermit the Frog got his very own parachute!


















Up...


















Up...


















Up...


















....and away!


















This is just too much fun!

Michael's Amazing Fig Tree

Nilo and Rey perched in Michael's amazing fig tree...














Michael, Rafa, Rey and Nilo... (I keep my feet firmly on the ground!)


















Ahoy up there!


















Rafa goes it alone... that's one brave little boy!


















Nilo's hanging on.