12.16.13

"the clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."
-j. muir

12.14.13

adventure day

to commemorate our one year anniversary we went adventuring, of course.  first there was the early morning canyoneering trip that found us rapeling down 250 foot cliffs and canon-balling into jungle pools.  we followed that up by river rafting down rio clara, which is one of my favorite things to do, and capped it off with a late lunch at an operating hacienda, complete with wood-fire cooked food (amazing), singing and music, and moonshine (rum de casa).  it was the perfect celebration of one adventure filled year together.

(our touring company was amazing!  if you ever want to go adventuring in costa rica these are hands down the people to arrange it for you.  desafio)

photo by: jaime guzman jose

10.20.13

butterfly season

6.6.13

feast day

5.20.13

pig day

so many animals, so many plants, so much heat, so much sand, so much rain, so many spiders, so much thunder, so much sweat, so much water, so much ocean, so many blisters, so much bug spray, so much sunscreen, so much mud, so much jungle.

for an almost complete list of animals spotted:

5.18.13

hello crocodile

5.18.13

hello puma

1.28.13

hidden palapa

1.23.13

welcome to the jungle

1.14.13

tikal

this morning before dawn we climbed the tallest temple in the ancient mayan city of tikal.  we sat on the steps in silence and watched the sun rise.  the jungle shrieked and rumbled with monkeys and parrots and tucans and frogs as the mist cleared around the temples below us.  i sat and thought about how this scene has been playing out every morning for 3,000 years. 

and that friends is one way to gain some perspective.